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It’s become common to rubbish Serious Economists, and given their track record, it’s not hard to see why. Among other reasons, the ones that have a better grasp on how the provisioning of society actually works are usually relegated to the heterodox wilderness. That is because they lost the plot. The purpose of mainstream economics is to defend the proposition that “free enterprise” systems will (or can be organized to, with the help of said right-thinking economists) to beat command and control systems, as in evil Commies. This was a legitimate concern since both Russia and China industrialized in a…

An 8-second Wall Street Journal video clip wants to take old, labor-intensive manufacturing, including the two last US presidents, back to the US using Stato’s forced and threads (“Trump’s tariffs lift 2025) at the 145% tax Donald Trump has imposed on Chinese imports. The repetitive, heartless work shown in the clip is typical of the old days of poor countries at the bottom of development and productive work, labor-intensive, low-tech, “dirty” and relatively good benefits. In addition to diverting resources from more productive and better-paid industries, returning old manufacturing to America will also bring back repeated jobs. Otherwise, there would…

What Is AI Search Optimization? As of April 2025, an outstanding 40% of search engine result pages (SERPs) feature AI overviews, increasing by 25% since August 2024. And this is only the beginning, as AI agents are expected to make decisions on behalf of people. That’s why AI search optimization on relevant engines is pivotal to ensure your content is perceived by AI tools as credible, trusted, and high-quality. But how does it work, and how does it identify the best content? The recent Helpful Content Updates introduced AI systems that filtered out low-quality, irrelevant content, promoting material that is…

Elizabeth Kaske and Matthew McGonule Despite high capital costs and numerous macroeconomic uncertainties, over 70% of the most confident global CEOs bet on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) comebacks, but companies need to fundamentally change their corporate strategy to escalate value creation and total shareholder returns (TSR). Enterprise Strategy Shapes the M&A Approach of a Company Business schools teach the basics of strategy. The CEO and the board are leading the enterprise strategy to achieve significant change using various pillars, programs and initiatives to drive TSR. But we still hear about frequent disconnections from enterprise strategies and frequently disconnections across the…

Check out the companies that make headlines in pre-market transactions. Shopify – Even after first-quarter revenue reached $2.36 billion in first-quarter revenue, Commerce Technology Platform Dove Dove Dove Dove Dove Dove Defe Dove Defe has broken the FactSet consensus estimated at $2.333 billion. Shopify has risen 20% over the past month, with full-year guidance set operating expenses of 39% to 40% of total revenues of 10 quarters of free cash flow profit margins, as in the first quarter, said Factset’s Steetaccount service. Applovin – The artificial intelligence-powered marketing platform has increased 14.7% over Q1 revenue than forecast. Applovin won $1.67…

A job seeker hosted by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Administration, where federal workers seek new career opportunities at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, is a job seeker organized by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority.Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesJob hunting may seem like a paradox these days. According to economists, it can be difficult for job seekers to find a new gig.In April, the unemployment rate was relatively low at 4.2%, and employment growth exceeded expectations. Layoff rates are historically low, meaning that those with jobs hold them.But finding new jobs has become difficult.Companies are hiring at the slowest…

When AI and emotional intelligence meet in leadership In today’s productivity-plagued world, leaders are flooded with automated dashboards, artificial intelligence (AI) writing assistants, CRMS: Send follow-up before hit “Save” CRMS: Send “Save” Tools for sending CRMS: Send “Save”. But here’s the brain teaser for you: what happens if the edge of real leadership comes from being smart and emotionally intelligent? Welcome to the quirky intersection where AI encounters emotional intelligence (EI). So… is ei the same as empathy? There is not at all. Empathy is one of the five key elements of EI (along with self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, and social…

Physicists shape Rose’s iconic flower phys.org revealing her haumetric frustration Fed keeps rates steady and warns higher inflation and unemployed Reuters Black Smoke: Cardinals cannot elect a new Pope in their first trial business time Climate/environment There’s Bloomberg, where a trillion dollar time bomb is carved into the mock finances Can climate change cause the next subprime mortgage crisis? First Company NSIDC announces service-level downgragging for sea ice index datasets. These are globally important datasets for monitoring ongoing changes in the climate. This is horrifyingly damaging to Global Science.https://t.co/jcgzljzu2y pic.twitter.com/nsvws86i0t – Ed Hawkins (@ed_hawkins) May 6, 2025 Pandemic Young America…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The pain jolted me awake. It was barely dawn, a misty February morning in 2023. My side felt as if I’d been stabbed. I had been dealing with pain for weeks — a bothersome ache that felt like a bad runner’s cramp. But now it was so intense I had to brace myself against the wall to stand up. A few hours after arriving at the emergency room, I heard my name. A doctor asked me to follow…

Lighting is something we use every day, but choosing the right lighting can quickly take up space from average to atmosphere. Whether you’re engaging with Los Angeles rentals, decorating your home in Seattle, or enhancing the atmosphere in a New York apartment, you definitely need to implement this design trick that every interior expert knows. Recessed lighting, hanging pendants and under-cabinet lighting provide depth of lighting in this kitchen. What is layered lighting? “In layered lighting, three types of lighting make the room feel comfortable, look good and work well in everyday life,” explains Anaericarillo of Dkor Interiors in Miami.…