Discover the Diamond-Water Paradox—why diamonds cost more than water. Learn about subjective value and marginal utility in economic valuation.

Beckert's book, a sweeping 1,300-page history, synthesizes bits and pieces of the academic literature to recount the ...

Electricity prices can be kept near today’s levels in a post-coal National Electricity Market, but need a system where batteries become the dominant price-forming technology.

Indian brands to rethink how they looked and what change really meant, with rebrands. Design experts dissect what worked and ...

China's swelling ranks of single adults are quietly rewriting the country's consumer playbook. Instead of saving for weddings ...

Artificial intelligence is colliding with a power system that was never designed for fleets of hyperscale data centers, ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew ...

A financial “security” is nothing more than a claim on some stream of cash flows that investors expect to be delivered into ...

Global EV sales growth are expected to slow in 2026 as the U.S. demand falls and Chinese demand cools. Read more here.

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Fruchter, G. (2026) Opportunism in Supply Chain Recommendations: A Dynamic Optimization Approach. Modern Economy, 17, 26-38.

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...