The “Big Mac Index” was created in the 1980s by economists looking to evaluate the relative levels of affordability among ...

America’s import duties just keep rising. On August 1st levies on more than 20 countries, plus the European Union, will take effect unless they negotiate deals in the meantime. On July 14th President ...

McDonald’s owed its early success to zealous pickiness. Other restaurant chains in the 1960s had similar rules for food preparation and cleanliness. But none enforced them as rigorously, according to ...

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