In the view of Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, "One of the defining characteristics of the world in which we now live is that, by most economically relevant measures, distances are shrinking rapidly." ...

Lines snaking through the parking lot, double-wide carts loaded with groceries and gizmos, shoppers jostling for samples, Kirkland sweatshirts galore—few scenes better capture the American consumer ...

Alexander the Great is often understood to be the first statesman to attempt a "universal state,' owing in large part to his philosophical education under Aristotle. This picture of Alexander informs ...

My estimates of equity risk premiums, updated every month, are not designed to make big statements about markets but more to get inputs I need to value companies. The biggest winner from globalization ...

While "globalization" typically conjures images of long-distance trade and migration, the concept also encompasses health, the climate, and other forms of international interdependence. The perverse ...

Globalization delivered cheap goods, but at what cost to American workers? Author David J. Lynch joins "The Takeout" to discuss his new book, "The World's Worst Bet." ...

"In The Globalization of Wheat, Marci R. Baranski explores Norman Borlaug's complicated legacy as godfather of the Green Revolution. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his role in fighting ...

India marked Ratan Tata’s death on Oct. 7 in a very Indian fashion. His body was displayed in a glass coffin draped in the country’s tricolor flag. A vast crowd ranging from grandees of business, ...