RESEARCH & THOUGHT PIECES FROM OUR TEAM

A handful of powerful companies control the majority market share of almost 80% of dozens of grocery items bought regularly by ordinary Americans, new analysis reveals.

• The Guardian: "Revealed: The True Extent of America's Food Monopolies, and Who Pays the Price"
• Bloomberg: "Are Stratospheric...

Workers saw their hourly pay in June jump at the fastest clip in more than a decade. Yet some of them saw those gains erased by high levels of inflation.

The entire auto industry has been hobbled for months by the worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips, which has prevented manufacturers from producing enough vehicles to meet the demand from Americans eager to spend their pandemic savings and stimulus checks. As a result, many dealerships are...

Wall Street investors have bought into the Federal Reserve’s assurances that higher inflation won’t last, but a looming trend will test their composure over the coming months: soaring home and rental costs.

China’s debt has grown dramatically over the past decade and is one of the biggest economic challenges confronting the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which turns 100 this week.

Real GDP growth in the United States came in at an annualized 6.4% in the first quarter. The Fed now estimates 7% GDP growth for all of 2021. That would be the highest level of growth since 1984. The latest inflation rate checked in at 5% over the previous 12 months. That is the highest level of...

It’s tempting for governments to pull back on funding pensions when times are good but near-impossible to make it up when they’re not.

The battle against climate change is relying on the same polluting building block that drove the second Industrial Revolution a century and a half ago.

National oil champions are likely to fill the gap left by private-sector players—meaning emissions won't shrink as fast as the supermajors.

How wild is the U.S. housing market right now? So wild, half of the houses listed nationwide in April went pending in less than a week. So wild, one poll found that most buyers admitted to bidding on homes they’d never seen in person.

Vaccinated Americans are increasingly going out this spring—but not as much as their unvaccinated counterparts. Vaccinated consumers were less likely to go out to restaurants, salons and entertainment venues than those who don’t plan to get the vaccine, April spending and survey data...

Running a marathon is similar to being a Value investor, especially in recent years where it seems more like an ultra-marathon. Both activities are painful experiences that require the ability to suffer and persist through physically and emotionally straining times.