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September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.15%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.28% this morning as growing optimism that the U.S. will avoid a recession buoyed sentiment, while investors looked ahead to U.S. consumer confidence data and comments from a Federal Reserve official.

Data shows continued surge in wind and solar power amid hopes Chinese greenhouse gas emissions may have peaked

Kamala Harris is expected to take on companies unfairly jacking up prices as she sets out her economic agenda Friday in her first major policy announcement as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee.

Japanese stocks are leading gains in Asian markets after Wall Street close to its record heights as data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected

Japanese stocks surged and markets across Asia started strong on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall Street after encouraging US retail sales data reassured investors about the health of the world's biggest economy.

The economy's role in the upcoming election, with Trump's claims on household costs and inflation, raises questions for voters.

Learn about the complexities of managing consumer prices for economic stability and growth.

I have a new paper out critiquing the "Law and Political Economy" Project. The Hewlett Foundation funds the project, based at the Yale Law School, as part of its nine-figure war on "neoliberalism." As I describe in the paper, LPE's website announces that the Project "brings together a network of…

Electricity bills to rise by more than inflation in the coming year.