Apple joins the ranks of tech firms freeing many employees from Silicon Valley offices. What this might mean for the geography of the American economy.

Products are shrinking. Only some people are noticing.

The historic surge of new businesses seen in 2020 has continued through the first half of 2021. Is it merely a pendulum swing back to a normal economy, or a rocket ship to a better economy?

We speak with one of the leading scholars of automation about its evolving impacts on society.

The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.

Homelessness has gotten out of control in the Golden State. Will California be able to solve it?

The nation's big trucking employers have been arguing for decades that there's a trucker shortage. Is it really a shortage or something different?

A new study looks at the effects of government-funded preschool in Boston and finds big benefits for kids.

A new book argues that the growing profitability of big business is bad news for workers.

A primer on some of President Biden's big economic initiatives.

New research shows shockingly different trends in the fortunes of millennials.

A new study looks at the effects of growing police forces on racial inequality.

A new book delves into humanity's long march to overcoming distrust.

A new study looks at the effect of unemployment benefit generosity on employment levels during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A new book takes on an overlooked flaw in human judgment that can affect an organization's ability to make sound decisions about hiring and more.