Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The law of supply and demand is a fundamental concept of economics and a theory popularized by Adam Smith in 1776. The principles of supply and demand are effective in predicting market behavior.

Elasticity is an economic concept that demonstrates the effect of a product price change on demand. For example, a product such as milk is an inelastic product, since a price change will not ...

Governments in many counties offer assistance in the form of financial subsidies to various companies and individuals with the goal of improving the cost and availability of goods and services for ...

There are many arguments against the tax credit. One argument we make is that the tax credit is a benefit for sellers of houses more than for buyers of houses. This is simplest to see if you imagine a ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...

A bond is an investment that represents a loan. They're typically issued by governments and corporations who want to borrow money. A borrower who issues the bond promises to pay its lender, the ...

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 ...

The fundamentals of supply and demand are the basics of evaluating price. For U.S. oil prices that under the U.S. President ...