Editor’s Note: The Elephant Chart. Rarely has one economic picture had as much impact as this one. Tonight’s Making Sen$e Thursday story on the PBS NewsHour ...

That headline is a big promise. But here it is: The economic history of the world going back to Year 1 showing the major powers' share of world GDP, from a research letter written by Michael Cembalest ...

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In the 60 years after World War II, the United States built the world's greatest middle class economy, then unbuilt it. And if you want a single snapshot that captures the broad sweep of that ...

The above graph has been floating around and receiving a lot of attention. Labeled “the one tax graph you really need to know” by Ezra Klein on his popular blog, this graph was produced by the ...

SAN FRANCISCO---The term “graph” has become one of the most unexpected buzzwords in technology this year. Perhaps even a bit haphazardly, the word is being batted around frequently by some of the ...