Pop quiz: The airline industry is an example of what market structure? If you answered oligopoly — in which an industry is dominated by a few powerful firms — you'd score a point on the capitalism ...

Since our country was founded in 1776, its unique brand of capitalism has evolved over time to become a great engine for change, according to The Wall Street Journal’s editor Emma Tucker as she ...

Business Insider recently launched our Future of Capitalism series to examine shifting attitudes about capitalism, fairness, opportunity, hard work, and success in the US — everything from the federal ...

With the federal government now the largest shareholder of Intel, an ostensibly private company, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wants you to know that “This is not socialism.” But if public ...

Introduction -- A commercial republic: 1776-1860 -- The two Americas -- The triumph of capitalism: 1865-1914 -- The age of giants -- The revolt against laissez-faire -- The business of America is ...

In 2026, America will mark a remarkable convergence of anniversaries. It will be the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, which explained how free people, trading freely, could ...

“Americans’ opinions of capitalism were generally steady prior to this year, but the 54 percent who now view it positively is the lowest Gallup has measured to date,” wrote the famed polling service ...

Something much deeper than the price of eggs was at work when voters re-elected President Trump last year. Most Americans were unhappy with the country’s direction; they still are. Last month, 59 ...

In a State of the Union speech filled with whoppers, President Joe Biden’s biggest was, “I’m a capitalist.” Not only did Biden claim to be what he’s not, but he then spent an hour and a half giving ...