Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

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When Christopher Clark, a litigator at a boutique law firm, raised his hourly rate to the once-unthinkable level of $3,000, he said he didn’t receive pushback from clients. But he did get one notable ...

A new AIPLA survey charts declining dispute costs and steadier prosecution pricing, contrasted with a major spike in hourly rates as clients expect fixed‑fee billing for routine IP work. Register for ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to seize on a raft of new data available in April as an opportunity to raise its benchmark interest rate, looking past rumblings in the market over the possibility of a ...

Alabama Guardsmen pin the names of service members who died by suicide to their packs, Nov. 27, 2024, before the start of Operation Iron Ruck. (Sgt. Adena McCluskey/U.S. Army National Guard) Editor’s ...

Hourly billing rates at elite U.S. law firms have reached a historic milestone, with top litigators now charging up to $4,000 per hour — a new record that underscores the rapid escalation of legal ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The topmost hourly billing rates at U.S. law firm Susman Godfrey have reached $4,000 an hour for 2026, surpassing already sky-high fees charged by the priciest lawyers ...

Explore the current interest rates for SBA-backed financing—including 7(a), 504 and microloans—and learn how these compare to traditional loan options Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy ...

Roughly two-thirds of the world’s population now lives in regions where total fertility rates, births expected per woman, are below the 2.1 threshold needed for natural population replacement, per the ...