Discover the significance, history, and recognition process of the Nobel Prize in Economics, acknowledging outstanding contributions to the field.

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To strengthen America’s technological edge, President Donald Trump directed the government to buy $8.9 billion of Intel stock this summer, a controversial move that may be followed by a similar deal ...

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Harvard University has launched an investigation into former university president and influential economist Larry Summers and almost a dozen other scholars over their ties to disgraced financier and ...