Matt Phillips

America has always fancied itself a nation of homeowners.

It’s not the scandal, stupid.

The US economy remains a global bright spot, even after an icy first quarter raised concerns about growth.

Update, April 27: David Breashears has descended from Mount Everest’s Camp 1 via helicopter and was reunited with his expedition team at base camp, according to posts on his Facebook page from GlacierWorks CFO Ellen Golbranson. The safety of Quartz journalist Svati Narula also has been confirmed, via her family; she is still at base camp.

Only two people have ever spotted a “pocket shark” in the wild. But government scientists stumbled upon one in their own lab.

It’s been a long time coming.

Many Koreans have an affinity for French things. Namely, French baked goods. Witness the rise of Korean bakery chain Paris Baguette, which aims to become the McDonald’s of French-style boulangeries. (The French do not approve.) Consider that even amid widespread starvation in North Korea, elites there are desperately trying to find ways to get their hands on a good baguette.

It’s really happening.

First things first: Ben Bernanke’s decision to start advising the giant hedge fund Citadel in no way tarnishes his historic and heroic stint of public service at the helm of the US Federal Reserve. A monetary economist with a particular passion for the Great Depression, Bernanke was the perfect person to lead the US central bank through the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.

We’ve been hearing a lot about drones and disruption lately. But this is ridiculous.

Pity the poor—and increasingly poorer—gold bugs.

The gears of the US mortgage industry are starting to crank once again.

If you’ve seen The Wolf of Wall Street, you know having too much money can be a problem. And too much money is part of the predicament that the world economy finds itself in right now.

Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is not happy with Germany.

This story has been updated to note that Tsarnaev was found guilty on all counts.

Just as the Apple Watch goes on sale this week, there are emerging signs of something of a slump in tech demand.

It was only a matter of time.

Mass-produced beer wasn’t always America’s brew of choice.

It’s no understatement to say the rise of US domestic oil and gas production over the last few years has fundamentally reshaped the global economy. We layered data and charts from the US Energy Information Administration to create this GIF showing the surge of railroad shipments of crude oil out of the US oil and gas patch in recent years.

The US economy added just 126,000 jobs in March, short of expectations and the smallest figure since December 2013. We’re live-charting the report below.

Yes, the strong dollar seems to be weighing down the US economy a bit. But don’t let signs of first-quarter sluggishness worry you too much. There’ve been some one-off issues that the US economy is dealing with.

It’s hard to overplay the cultural influence of Walmart, the ubiquitous global retail giant that also happens to be America’s largest private sector employer.

It’s not an April Fool’s joke.

The first two editions of Irrational Exuberance, Robert Shiller’s best-selling study of financial markets, both presciently called the top on asset bubbles of historic proportions.