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Pickleball Fever

September 03, 2023 | Like many great ideas, America’s hottest sport today was invented by accident. It was the summer of 1965 on Bainbridge Island in Washington, and three friends were searching for something to do.

Messi-Mania

September 02, 2023 | Lionel Messi, the Argentinian soccer star with 44 trophies, is the pinnacle of achievement and distinction in the soccer world.

When the Dust Settles

August 31, 2023 | The Swiss banking giant, UBS, just reported the largest-ever profit for a bank. So why is it cutting 3,000 jobs?

Quiet Cutting

August 30, 2023 | We’ve all heard of “quiet quitting” — when employees put in enough effort to keep their jobs without doing anything more.

Arbitrary and Capricious

August 29, 2023 | We’re one step closer to a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF.)

Deep Freeze

August 28, 2023 | Roughly 80% of those partners have a footprint in China. But as U.S.-China relations weaken, Apple is spreading to places such as India, Singapore, Japan, Europe, Thailand, and Vietnam.

On the Road Again

August 27, 2023 | Some of the most profitable American companies operate in what many Americans deem as boring markets. From insurance and oil to the roads we drive on, mundane industries can boast enormous profits.

Economic Complexity

August 26, 2023 | Why do some countries become rich while others stagnate? Can you predict which countries will become wealthy in advance? According to Harvard professor Ricardo Hausmann, the “complexity” of a nation's domestic economy may hold the answers.