Europe and the U.S., which had been clamoring for a free-floating Chinese currency in the hopes of addressing growing trade deficits, got their wish this summer when China announced a limited float for the Yuan.

As prices soar in many real estate markets around the country, observers are eagerly waiting to see to see what will happen next. One of the subplots of the unfolding drama is the imminent retirement of the baby-boom generation.

The Taxpayer Bill of Rights, also known as TABOR, is shaping up as a powerful movement in the continuing battle to control government spending. But whether it is a grassroots phenomenon or a grass fire depends on your point of view.

In tomorrow's economy, "jobs will go to the best-educated work force, where there is a strong IT infrastructure, innovation and a supportive government," says John Chambers, the dynamic CEO of Cisco Systems Inc.

Economic development today is all about quality jobs. But how does a community know if it is succeeding? Until now, job quality has been measured indirectly or through a simplistic method that produced somewhat misleading (and often conflicting) results. The L.

China's economy has made huge strides since Deng Xiaoping commenced market reforms in 1979. Edward C.

Witnessing the arrest of a man buying a ticket outside a World Series game angered Stephen Happel enough to spur him to begin researching the common (though often illegal) phenomenon of secondary markets for event tickets.

Philadelphia and Phoenix have nothing in common — or do they? Robert E. Mittelstaedt, dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business, draws on his years as an engaged Philadelphian to analyze the growing pains of his new home in the desert.

In the debate over Social Security, Nobel Laureate Edward C.

As consumer outlook surveys chart plunging numbers, some experts are noticing that the trend coincides with President Bush's declining approval ratings. Could it be that the public's view of the economy is more closely linked to the political climate than researchers thought?