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Why booms and busts keep repeating
The US economy has logged 13 recessions since 1945, per the NBER's cycle table. Expansions ran 64.2 months on average since 1945, while contractions lasted 10.3 months.
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How a merger clears its antitrust review
The Hart-Scott-Rodino process gives the FTC and the Justice Department 30 days over $133.9 million deals in 2026 to clear, investigate, or block a merger before it closes.
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Interest rates explained: How the Fed's rate lever works
The FOMC raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75 to 4.00 percent on September 16, 2026. How that lever reaches household loans.
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Cost of living explained — Wages vs prices: the real cost-of-living math
The squeeze is simple arithmetic: pay rises at one speed, rent and groceries rise at another.