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Market swings may be rattling retirement accounts, but panic isn’t the answer. Here’s what to know about how 401(k) accounts work – and when to worry.
Tariffs create uncertainty. This will slow investment, not stimulate it.
Diversifying exports takes time; what needs to be in place to achieve this?
Small-scale irrigation schemes in southern Africa can produce more food, support more jobs and be more profitable for the local community.
Non-executive directors are supposed to provide a company’s management with independent perspectives. Does the experience gained by letting them stay long-term outweigh the independence lost?
Competition issues are at the heart of the surge in prices and low production in Malawi and Zambia.
The absence of the early warning network will affect Kenya’s ability to address food insecurity.
Even by Trump standards, it is extraordinary that an incoming president would create such a large conflict of interest just before assuming office.
It’s time to move from rage to regulation, an insurance expert argues.
Health leaders, researchers, advocacy groups, companies and the public have saved millions of lives by reducing the consumption of unhealthy products.
A new safety standard and proposed guardrails for high-risk AI are a good start toward clearing up confusion around the latest technology.
Company earnings season is a blockbuster event in the world of finance. But it matters for the rest of us, too, so it’s important to understand the basics.
The Australian Securities Exchange – or ASX – is supposed to keep financial markets ‘fair, orderly and transparent’. Why is it being taken to court?
Across the economy, similar things tend to have similar prices. Have these been driven to their lowest natural level by competition? Or are firms abusing market power to charge whatever they want?
By injecting hidden risk into the financial statements of the listed companies monitored by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court may have set the stage for the next recession.
The 6-3 Supreme Court ruling could create new risks for unwary investors – and a new reason for them to invest in index funds.
The founders saw a need for government to intervene in markets.
Stuart Kells’ latest book on the finance industry is the story of two key characters, both bright Australian expats in America.
The complexity of the financial market is far beyond the information processing capabilities of human cognition.
Top contributors
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Professor of Economics, Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development, UJ, and at SOAS University of London; advisor Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, University of Johannesburg
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Professor of Finance, North Carolina State University
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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retired, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Finance, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Senior Research Fellow in Nonprofit Organizations, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Sydney
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Senior Economist and Associate Director of Social Science and Policy, University of Michigan Energy Institute, University of Michigan
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Lecturer in Marketing, Research School of Management, Australian National University
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick