Economic bubbles have long been a source of fascination and concern for financial experts around the globe. These periods of rapidly escalating asset prices followed by abrupt declines can leave ...

Dean Baker has earned a reputation for predicting economic catastrophe, and he tries to follow his own advice. After the economist warned of a stock bubble in the late 1990s, he rebalanced his ...

Nearly 50 days into the Iran war, disruptions to the global energy supply chain continue to grow. Though the U.S., Iran, and Israel agreed to a fragile cease-fire on April 7, the Strait of Hormuz ...

On December 9, 2025, more than 500 Chicago Booth alumni, students, and community members gathered in Chicago to listen to a conversation on what lies ahead for the economy in 2026. Hal Weitzman, ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan(AP) — In Taipei, real estate agent Jason Sung is betting that home prices around a high-tech industrial park in the northern part of Taiwan's capital will soon take flight – because of ...

This piece explains how speculative and unaccounted money overtakes genuine economic value, creating artificial growth. It highlights how such imbalance leads to financial bubbles and eventual ...

Are we in an AI bubble? That’s the $35 trillion dollar question right now as the stock market soars higher and higher. The problem is that... So are we in an AI bubble? Here are clues to look for. Are ...

With artificial intelligence and stocks experiencing sharp price swings lately, many investors have seen charts circulating online comparing today’s market to past bubbles. These charts often place ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In Taipei, real estate agent Jason Sung is betting that home prices around a high-tech industrial park in the northern part of Taiwan’s capital will soon take flight – because of ...