Content Type: Forecast

Aerial shot of a port Forecast / International Trade

The Dollar: That Other Trade Problem

A strong currency makes U.S. exports harder to sell, even outside of China

Multicolored soap bubbles on a black background. Forecast / Investing

The Mechanics of How Social Media Turbocharges Asset Bubbles

Establishment media coalesces around a lone narrative, but online chatter hops between storylines, sometimes shocking traders

Students in cap and gown Forecast / Economics

Where College Graduates Gather, Prosperity Rises

Data show growth of educated adults in city populations

Workers leaving a building Forecast / Labor

Which Policies Best Counter Mass Layoffs? Maybe None

A study of military base closures finds that labor-friendly policies had little effect on job growth after the layoffs