Summary The difference between the value of the U.S. and European stock markets has widened sharply in recent years, ...

Remote job postings demand more skills and experience than similar in-person positions, which could limit opportunities for early-career workers. That’s the pattern that Letian Zhang, an associate ...

But for every Edison, there have been countless others whose names didn’t become synonymous with an industry. To better understand why certain people become such influential figures—a “person ...

Griner’s case is a textbook example of hostage diplomacy. A government arrests or detains a foreign national under the guise of ordinary law enforcement, secures a conviction, and then uses the ...

A $3 trillion gap in 2008 grew to a $34 trillion gap in 2023. Economists found a secret ingredient.

Building the next stage of life after your primary career is a daunting transition, even for successful executives, professionals, and business owners. It takes intentionality and advance planning.

Despite dramatic shifts in U.S. climate and clean-energy policy and the rapid spread of energy-hungry data centers, the green-economy forecast isn’t all gloom and doom. Join Meghan Busse, an associate ...

A study of young scientists who were denied grants provides a striking example of why you should never give up. This question might seem like “a no-brainer,” says Dashun Wang, an associate professor ...

“It was obvious by March that the war was a colossal mistake—and that there had been voices that warned about the great dangers and difficulties of the invasion,” says Georgy Egorov, a professor of ...

A pay raise boosts productivity for some—but the impact on the bottom line is more complicated. But there’s another area of disagreement that gets less attention: how raising the minimum wage might ...

Researchers identified a program that helps rural students learn—and improves their incomes later in life. Even within nations, there tends to be a yawning gap between urban and rural education ...