Ethan Guo, 19, was hoping to raise $1 million for St. Jude's when his "flight against cancer" was grounded by Chilean authorities.

Ethan Guo, 20, was hoping to raise $1 million for St. Jude's when his "flight against cancer" was grounded by Chilean authorities.

The Federal Reserve would find it harder to assess economic conditions in the absence of real-time data, some economists say.

Officials have weighed new options for data collection, as well as new technologies that could make the process more efficient.

Fire the economists. Sue the Fed chair. Meddle in private businesses. Consider suspending economic reports. Demand fealty.