Commentary

The U.S.-China AI race isn’t as close as it seemed, Chris Miller writes in a guest commentary.

A bill to ban trading individual stocks advanced this week. The time is ripe, Casey Burgat writes in a guest commentary.

The Iranian regime, embattled by protesters, the U.S., and Israel, might panic, Matt Gertken writes in a guest commentary.

If he wants Venezuelan oil, he needs to decide how he wants to get it, Gregory Makoff writes in a guest commentary.

The state’s high court recommitted to the rules that underpin corporate America’s success, Zi “Nancy” Ning writes in a guest commentary.

Locking subprime borrowers out of credit access won’t help the economy, Andrew Schwartz writes in a guest commentary.

The Department of Justice’s investigation into Jerome Powell may not even be the biggest threat facing the Federal Reserve, Mike Harris writes in a guest commentary.

A dramatic boost to military spending isn’t what the U.S. budget or economy need right now, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest commentary.

Trump’s tone-deaf approach to Greenland will damage a far more important pillar of U.S. security, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

If the Trump administration is serious about housing affordability, it needs to toss out some rules, Satish Mansukhani writes in a guest commentary.

Beijing is attempting to portray a reality that benefits China, Isaac Stone Fish writes in a guest commentary.

Plentiful resources alone aren’t enough to generate investment opportunities, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.

Maduro’s exit may help Venezuela. For the U.S., the outlook is more complicated, Edward Price writes in a guest commentary.

Overzealous regulators are getting in the way of the real economy, Amar Bhidé writes in a guest commentary.

Other countries could learn something from China, Winnie Jiang, Yidi Guo, and Runjia Zhang write in a guest commentary.

The future bank executives expected isn’t coming to pass, Emir Phillips writes in a guest commentary.

Other markets look worse than in the U.S. But cracks are starting to form, Ashley Lester writes in a guest commentary.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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