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Nobel Prize in Economics Celebrates the Power of the Individual 

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford are announced as the 2026 Nobel economics laureates. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images

Stanford University's Robert E. Hall and Columbia University's Michael Woodford won the Nobel Prize in economics for research on how policymakers can stabilize economies, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

Why it matters: Their work helped shape how central banks set interest rates and communicate policy.

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College Volleyball Hits the Big Time

“I was born in the wrong era”: Major endorsement deals and swarms of fans were recently unthinkable in the world of women’s volleyball.

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CityLab

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Technology

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