If you don’t think of economists as party animals, you’re right. Or at least that’s the conclusion one might draw from the fact that several prominent economists carried on a thoughtful, earnest ...

Of video game-related sales last year, the games themselves accounted for 86.5% of spending. So the impact of changes in ...

In election season, the game is always to find ways to blame the other party for whatever economic challenges we face. The blaming too often takes precedence over looking clearly at the facts. Today, ...

Bad news for gamers: Epic Games has decided to increase the cost of V-Bucks, the in-game currency of Fortnite. Reports tell us that this price hike, effective today, has raised the cost by ...

Mario Kart World caused quite a scene when it was announced for the Nintendo Switch 2. There was nothing wrong with its gameplay, and many liked the introduction of an open world and Mario Kart ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-ID) ...

Inflation eventually comes for us all, even our game show prize winnings. While some game shows and reality TV competitions have raised their prize winnings over time, several have maintained the same ...

Offer a definitive explanation of the Ring Around the Rosie nursery rhyme and children’s game — whether as a reference to the Black Plague or teenagers ignoring bans against dancing — and if you’re ...

This story is part of a Prospect series called The Great Inflation Myths, which takes on the dominant orthodoxies mainstream economists and the Federal Reserve have been espousing about inflation and ...

President Joe Biden blames Vladimir Putin. Republicans blame Biden and the Democrats. Some economists and Wall Streeters put it all on the Fed. Everyone is pointing fingers over the dramatic spike in ...

The inflation rate has tumbled in 11 months. Still, the consensus is growing that prices will keep rising above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for reasons more resistant to easing supply chain ...

According to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Democrats’ “radical policies created the worst inflation in a generation.” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) attributes “raging inflation” to ...