Analysis of US policy where it changes the operating environment for business: trade, competition, technology regulation, industrial policy, taxation and federal rule-making.
The EPA has proposed changing public-notice requirements for certain air permits used by data centers and industrial projects. Here is what the proposal would and would not do.
A look at US states with strong goods-export growth and the industries driving gains in trade value.
A guide to the largest US goods-export states and the industries behind their trade, using Census origin-of-movement data.
The states attracting major clean-energy investment across batteries, solar manufacturing, renewables and grid infrastructure.
US-Israel goods and services trade reached an estimated $54.2bn in 2025, under a free-trade relationship dating to 1985.
Why does Trump keep returning to Greenland? Grant Hale connects critical minerals, Project Vault, Pax Silica, nuclear power and US industrial policy into a broader economic-power strategy.
Why does Trump keep returning to Greenland? Grant Hale connects critical minerals, Project Vault, Pax Silica, nuclear power and US industrial policy into a broader economic-power strategy.
Virginia's GS-5 rules require large data-center loads to pay more of their grid costs. Here is how the 85% minimum charge and 14-year obligation work.
Federal Reserve minutes from July 28-29 show officials weighing solid US activity, higher oil prices and persistent inflation while keeping policy restrictive.
The US trade deficit narrowed to $73.3 billion in June 2026 as imports fell 1.8% and exports declined 0.9%, according to BEA and Census data.
New US Section 301 actions on forced-labor enforcement across 60 economies increase compliance and sourcing risk for American importers and manufacturers.
The states receiving the most federal contract spending, using USAspending data and analysis of defence, technology and government procurement clusters.
The leading US states for goods exports, led by Texas, California and New York, with analysis of the industries behind each export economy.