In his landmark 1776 book Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith called money one of the three great inventions, along with the written word and mathematics. Money has helped businesses grow more efficiently, ...

You may have lost your shirt in the market, but chances are you have a few dozen more in your closet, half of which you haven't worn since the Clinton administration. If your home has never been ...

If Rodney Dangerfield were alive, he might complain that even bartering is in a recession. Yet the Internal Revenue Service thinks otherwise and seems to be paying more attention to taxing barter ...

Reporting from Oakland — When Oakland restaurateur Henry Vortriede needs more bread for his eatery, he doesn’t have to spend cash to buy it. Instead, he turns to barter, an ancient form of commerce ...

It's Sunday in Volos, a fishing village nestled in a large bay in central Greece, and fishermen display their daily catch, which this day includes codfish, sardines and octopus. Prices have been ...

With many businesses struggling under the economic ravages of the pandemic, some are finding relief in bartering – a trade practice that’s been around for millennia but could prove to be a very old ...

Economics may have evolved since ancient times when bartering was the only way to pay for goods and services, but some companies still see the value of exchanging goods and services with other ...

When a company manufactures products that are used outdoors, the weather can play havoc with its sales forecast. "Sometimes Mother Nature throws us a challenge," says Edward Seligman, director of ...

Commentator Marion Winik describes how barter has become a small but important part of her family's economy. Marion Winik is the author of the book Above Us Only Sky. Last spring, one of the dads at ...

Russia will swap chickpeas for Pakistani mandarin oranges under a new barter system launched in response to payment woes caused by international sanctions in place over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.