One of the few things economists agree on is that prices are determined by supply and demand. This is summarized by means of supply and demand curves, which describe the relationship between the ...

Demand curves are useful for businesses as they provide a visual representation that graphs the relationship between a product or commodity and the amount consumers are willing or able to purchase at ...

Discover exceptions to the law of demand, like Giffen and Veblen goods, and understand why they don't disprove core economic principles.

Over March and April 2000, Internet stocks lost 56%, or $700 billion. This sudden collapse has been attributed to an increasing supply of shares from lockup expirations and equity offerings. I show ...

Monopolies are quite common in business. If you offer a product or service that no one else has, then you possess a monopoly. In time, competitors probably will aim to match or improve upon your ...

Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with more than 10 years working with financial planning, derivatives, equities, fixed income, project management, and analytics. Katharine Beer ...

DOWNWARD SLOPING DEMAND CURVES....Megan McArdle: The cable news shows this morning were full of wide-eyed anchor larvae reporting that with gas prices high, people were driving less, and instead using ...