Commentary


What Happens If the U.S. Can’t Get Enough Magnesium? You Don’t Want to Find Out.

National security relies on reviving magnesium production, Jahara Matisek, Alex Grant, and Morgan D. Bazilian write in a guest commentary.

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Fixing the U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit Is a Fool's Errand

A forecast $50 billion deficit would be the largest in modern history, Cullen S. Hendrix writes in a guest commentary.

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Investors’ Picture of Global Growth Needs an Update

Calm headline growth figures mask a realignment among emerging and developed economies, Marcello Estevão and Jonathan Fortun writes in a guest commentary.

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Who Wants Venezuela’s Oil Anyway?

It will take serious convincing for investors to return to Venezuela, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

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Qatar Has a Competitive Edge Against the U.S. in the Struggle to Reach New Gas Markets

U.S. exporters may have trouble selling LNG cargoes in the year ahead, Leslie Palti-Guzman writes in a guest commentary.

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Stop Obsessing About Risks and Let the Banks Compete

The entire financial system would be more stable from more innovation and less regulation, Karen Petrou writes in a guest commentary.

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The Bank of Japan’s Next Rate Hike May Be Its Last for a Long Time

The bank’s rate tightening this week is likely to ignite a political firestorm, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

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Interest-Rate Caps Aren’t the Solution to Our Credit Card Woes

A plan in Congress will only make the problem worse, Michael Busler writes in a guest commentary.

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What $1,000 at Birth Will Get You. (Not Much.)

Millions of children will receive $1,000 at birth from so-called Trump Accounts. Some generous billionaires are pitching in more. It doesn’t add up to much, Allan Sloan writes.

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Higher Deposit Insurance Limits Will Make Banking More Risky, Not Less

Banks need to practice discipline on their own, Aaron Klein and Jill Castilla write in a guest commentary.

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Trump Envisions Fabulous Returns in Russia. Investors Won’t Buy It.

An unconvincing peace won’t attract real money, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump Is Walking Into the Same Trap That Snagged Biden

The president’s bravado looks out of touch with reality, Casey Burgat writes in a guest commentary.

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Warner Bros. Discover’s Shareholders Don’t Need Top Dollar. Paramount Can Offer Something Netflix Can’t.

The pitch from Paramount is about certainty, Brett M. Decker writes in a guest commentary.

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Powell’s Superpower? Handling Dissent.

The Fed chair’s ability to corral differing minds is a credit to his leadership, Derek Tang writes in a guest commentary.

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Even Warren Buffett Is Open to Learning How to Be a Better Investor

Investors must evolve their thinking to adapt to constantly changing market environments, Douglas Eby writes in a guest commentary.

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The Fed’s Cuts Are a Moment of Truth for Europe

The European Central Bank is holding, driving increasingly diverging economies, Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump Is On a Win Streak in His Trade War. Will It Last?

The world is waking up to the shift in the U.S., Wendy Cutler writes in a guest commentary.

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The Fed Needs to Earn Its Independence. Just Setting Rates Isn’t Enough.

The Federal Reserve’s issues go far beyond its high-profile rate decisions, Mickey D. Levy and Amit Seru write in a guest commentary.

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Will the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger Go Through? It Depends on How You Define Market Share.

Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros Discovery will challenge existing antitrust standards, John M. Yun writes in a guest commentary.

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Bitcoin Isn’t Just a Tech Stock on Steroids. What Really Moves It.

The crypto skeptics are missing something important, Brian Schreiner writes in a guest commentary.

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The Most Important Industry Isn’t AI. It’s Healthcare.

Artificial intelligence is propping up the stock market, but healthcare is propping up the economy. Government actions might put that at risk, Ali R. Bustamante writes in a guest commentary.

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The Inequality Story Isn’t What You’ve Heard. Meet the Pac-Man Economy.

What is happening to lower-income households doesn’t match popular theories about the economy, Alexis Crow writes in a guest commentary.

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The Federal Government Is Becoming an Agent of AI Chaos

Blocking state regulation of AI is bad for business, Michael Kleinman writes in a guest commentary.

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The Spending Bubble Driving Corporate Profits Looks Set to Burst

Worries about AI euphoria are missing the bigger picture, Brij Khurana writes in a guest commentary.

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Regulators Can’t Keep Up With the AI Economy

On ChatGPT’s third birthday, regulators are still years behind, Brett M. Decker writes in a guest commentary.

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