J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Gordon Scott ...

You may think that this division of goods into two classes – those that last for a while and those that don't – is a wonkish categorization that may occupy the minds of economists without being ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. The durable goods report measures the demand for long-lasting expensive ...

In a post earlier in the month on Cafe Hayek (“Almost All Imports Are Inputs“), Don Boudreaux made some excellent points about international trade. He started by quoting Dartmouth economist Doug Irwin ...

The COVID-19 pandemic, refugee crises, climate change—these global problems have exposed the need for public goods that are likewise global. What are public goods, and how can they be supplied ...

Capital goods are any asset that is used by a company to produce products or services for consumers. For example, car factories are capital goods used in the auto industry, while cooking appliances ...