11+ hour, 33+ min ago  (270+ words) Foreign automakers are reportedly threatening to pull their most affordable models out of the US market if terms of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement aren't renewed. The situation exemplifies an industry-specific problem with Trump tariffs, says CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young: "Usually…...

10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (10+ words) The party is over for Lori Chavez-De Remer'Competitive Enterprise Institute...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (299+ words) When shrinking became harder than growing Episodes such as the 2013 "taper tantrum" and strains in short-term funding markets in 2019 underscore the sensitivity of financial conditions to even incremental changes in the Fed's balance sheet. Importantly, these disruptions emerged well before…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (432+ words) In 2024, Spirit Airlines, financially troubled since the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, sought a lifeline through a merger with Jet Blue Airways. Jessica Melugin, director of CEI's Center for Technology & Innovation, blasted the blocking of the merger and warned that it…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (108+ words) Highlights from last week's new final regulations: And from last week's proposed regulations: For more data, see Ten Thousand Commandments and follow @10 KC'and @Regofthe Day'on Twitter. See also CEI's Agenda for Congress. Labor Department's reworked joint employer rule restores common…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (231+ words) The Labor Department came out with a draft rework of its joint employer rule. CEI labor policy expert Sean Higgins points to some good fixes but underscores the need for Congress to reform the law instead of leaving decisions to…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (626+ words) What are pharmacy benefit managers? PBMs play a central role in the prescription-drug market, handling claims, negotiating prices, and building pharmacy networks for health plans. They are part of a large, highly intermediated system in which scale, contracting, and integration…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (440+ words) As Kevin Warsh undergoes his confirmation process for Fed Chair, one of the most consequential yet least straightforward issues in modern monetary policy is returning to the forefront: the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. Quantitative easing (QE), which is the large-scale…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (130+ words) You can watch the video version of our conversation here or below. Join us next week when our guest will be Derek Kreifels, CEO of the financial consulting firm Prospr Aligned. We'll talk about federalism, taxes, regulation, and Derek's recent…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (265+ words) The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a markup on the GUARD Act tomorrow morning. The bill is meant to protect children, but its mandates for AI chatbots and AI "companions" will do more harm than good. " The legislation…...