The Basic materials sector still presents many selective opportunities at respectable discounts. Ecolab is up 22% YTD on strong fundamentals, but looks fully priced at current multiples. Current ...

In the middle of the eighteenth century, the physician-turned-economist François Quesnay devised a quantitative model of the economy, among the first of its kind and a precursor to present-day GDP.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. It is an irony almost never noted that tenant advocates who support rent ...