Donald Trump’s opportunity cost

Published August 3, 2016 8:58pm ET



Opportunity cost. That’s an economist’s term for what you lose when you divert your investments and attention to something less profitable. It’s also a good term for the losses Donald Trump has incurred in the last six days — 6 percent of the 101 days between the close of the conventions and the election in November.

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