Robert Reich is the Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He has served in three national administrations, including as Secretary…
House Votes to Open Public Trump Inquiry: Impeachment…
The House voted Thursday to adopt rules for the next, more public phase of the impeachment investigation. President Donald Trump and his lawyers would be allowed to participate more in the next steps of the…
Trump Says U.S.-China Seek New Site to Sign…
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. Photographer: Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said the U.S.…
Apple Creates New Ways to Juice iPhone Sales…
Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg Apple Inc. executives put aside their typical praise of the iPhone’s sleek design and breakthrough technology on Wednesday for more mundane topics such as installment plans, trade-in programs and…
Wage growth targets are good economics—if you get…
Josh Bivens, director of research at EPI Earlier this month, Olivier Blanchard—the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund and an influential figure in macroeconomics—suggested that the Federal Reserve should consider targeting inflation in nominal…
China to Funnel $29 Billion Towards its Chip…
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg China has formally created a $29 billion state-backed fund to invest in the semiconductor industry, advancing its goal of reducing a dependency on U.S. technology. China is the world’s…
Fernandez Wins in Argentina as Voters Rebuff Macri’s…
President-elect Alberto Fernandez will discuss the transition of power in Argentina with the defeated incumbent, Mauricio Macri, after an election in which voters opted for left-wing populism over pro-market policies to combat the country’s economic…
Oppositions Fernandez Leads Macri in Tally: Argentina Update
Photographer: Erica Canepa/Bloomberg Photographer: Erica Canepa/Bloomberg Opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez leads business-friendly incumbent Mauricio Macri by seven percentage points in Sunday’s Argentine presidential vote, the official count shows. For an outright win, Fernandez, a left-leaning…
Banijay to Buy ‘Black Mirror’ Producer Endemol Shine…
Photographer: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Photographer: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. French content producer Banijay Group said it’s buying rival Endemol…