economics

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Some farmers may reduce how much fertilizer they use in response to the higher prices, said Josh Maples, associate professor in the department of agricultural economics at Mississippi State University Extension.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“Anthropic’s IPO filing may show how attractive private AI economics really are. Alphabet’s equity raise shows even giants need funding choices.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But I don’t think any serious antitrust enforcer who looks at the facts, the law, the economics of this transaction will see an antitrust violation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Studies by the Nobel economics laureate James Heckman and other researchers, for example, concluded that the benefits of early childhood interventions in North Carolina were seven times as large as the costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Concluding that economics, not politics, held the key to black success in America, Moore started a new career as a corporate gadfly, disrupting stockholders' meetings with pointed questions about racial policies and hiring practices.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson