What inflation is, and how central banks try to tame it
Rising prices erode what your money can buy. Central banks respond mainly by changing interest rates, a tool that works slowly and with side effects.
Articles by Hannah Park
Compound interest, worked out step by step
Earning interest on your interest is the quiet engine behind long-term saving, and behind debt that grows faster than expected.
What a share actually is, and how index funds work
Buying a share makes you a part-owner of a company. Index funds let you own a small slice of hundreds of companies at once.
How a steel box changed the world economy
Before containers, loading a ship could take days of manual work. A standard box turned global trade into something closer to a conveyor belt.