February 1, 2017
While Peoria used to be the perfect place to test new products like Pampers, now an uneven economic recovery took Taco Bell's new quesadilla to Toledo.
January 31, 2017
Perfect for brands like Snickers and Bud Light, $5 million Super Bowl ads have the audience and the hype that lets large firms share a distinct message.
January 30, 2017
January 29, 2017
Because our avocados, onions, tomatoes and peppers could have come from Mexico, NAFTA changes will mean guacamole changes.
January 28, 2017
Connecting current events, history and economics, our Weekly Roundup includes supply and surge prices, human capital and missing women, and chicken tariffs.
January 27, 2017
January 26, 2017
When German farmers got a chicken tax to protect them from U.S. poultry imports in the 1960s, the results were unexpected.
January 25, 2017
Barely recognized by U.S. News ranking, colleges where graduates achieve income mobility prove that the American Dream remains a viable goal.
January 24, 2017
Upsetting the conventional wisdom, researchers recently found millions of "non-existent" women who could enter Chinese marriage markets.
January 21, 2017
January 20, 2017
Using pictures, voters could identify conservative politicians because attractiveness, economic success and ideology tend to correlate.
January 19, 2017
Until Chinese innovation produces better ballpoint pens, the tips for billions of exports will have to be imported from Germany, Switzerland and Japan.