Sabri Ben-Achour
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There's a "superhuman" poker-playing AI program. And it could tackle much more than poker.
Jul 16, 2019
Applications of that type of artificial intelligence could make their way not just into business but also military strategy.
Where the Phillips is inflation?
Jul 12, 2019
The Phillips curve, which describes an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation, just doesn't seem to be working lately.
Why aren't more Americans working or looking for work?
Jul 10, 2019
Labor force participation in the U.S. is said to be lower than that of comparable economies. There are a couple of factors at play.
Trump wishes the Fed would push down the dollar, but that's not the Fed's job
Jun 28, 2019
Inflation and employment are the central bank's mandates. The exchange rate isn't.
From throwing beer bottles to rainbow beer bottles
Jun 25, 2019
How Pride parades became street festivals with a marketing edge.
President Trump to award Medal of Freedom to Economist Arthur Laffer
Jun 18, 2019
One of Arthur Laffer’s enduring contributions was the Laffer Curve, an economic theory to do with the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue.
The chips (makers) are down: Semiconductors suffer on trade tensions
Jun 14, 2019
The industry hoped things would pick up this year. The industry was wrong.
As China raises tariffs on the U.S., it's lowering them for everyone else
Jun 12, 2019
With one hand, China is closing the door to U.S. products. With the other, it’s opening the door to U.S. competitors in the rest of the world. Chinese tariffs on U.S. products have increased to an average of 42%; everyone else pays an average of 19%. Lowering tariffs on everyone but the United States allows […]
Tonys aren't made of gold, but they might as well be for shows
Jun 7, 2019
Winning a Tony could mean many more months for a play on the Great White Way.
How debt may take a toll on mental health
Jun 5, 2019
Whether student loans or credit-card debt, indebtedness is likely to bring you down.