Zachary Karabell

The electric-car company may have been denied the right to sell directly to consumers in Utah, but it’s already gained the right to bypass the dealer networks in 20 other states.

If he gets the credit for recent auto company announcements about keeping jobs here, then why doesn’t he also deserve the blame for retail layoffs?

The market’s gone nuts since the election. Confidence in Trump? Yes—but only among certain sectors, and for certain people. What else is new?

After 15 less than stellar years, we shouldn’t fight a reset of our approach to the world just because it is Donald Trump doing the shaking.

<p>Every week we’re bombarded by numbers about GDP or consumer confidence or some other leading indicator about our economic health and prosperity. Enough, says Zachary Karabell, these numbers don’t accurately reflect our world. An excerpt from his new book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Leading-Indicators-History-Numbers/dp/1451651201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1393525257&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=zachary+karabell" target="_blank">The Leading Indicators</a></i>.</p>

When will elected officials catch up to the unsung heroics of central bankers?

The ECB chief’s decision to provide almost unlimited funds to troubled governments could end the Eurozone crisis and lead to global economic stability, says Zachary Karabell.

To help Romney, Paul Ryan has to beef up his budget plan—and the Democrats must field a viable alternative rather than just attack Ryan’s, says Zachary Karabell.

Zachary Karabell on the generational shift Friday’s wage numbers hide—and what need to turn it around.

Zachary Karabell on why obsessing over that number is only making things worse.