Business & Economics

88 of the top 100 cities in the U.S. showed fewer jobs in October 2021 compared to February 2020, the New York Fed Reserve found in data released Friday.

The Turkish lira has fallen another 12% relative to the dollar, bringing its plunge to about 50% since rate cuts began in September. Erdoğan yesterday announced he's raising Turkey's minimum wage by an eye-popping 50%— a move that could also stoke further inflation which remains over 21%.

In 2021, users have sent at least $26.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency to ERC-721 and ERC-1155 contracts, the two types of Ethereum smart contracts associated with NFT marketplaces and collections.

How should lawmakers assign legal rights and responsibilities in areas where corporations have blurred these lines of entrepreneurship.

Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook is relinquishing more than $105 million after a sexual misconduct coverup.

In case you haven’t heard … prices? They’re higher these days. That’s not terribly surprising, given the global supply chain debacle, but it turns out a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic has an impact, too. Dozens of countries have experienced inflation since the onset of the pandemic, and the United States has one highest rates. Today, we look at how the U.S. approach to addressing inflation differs from other countries around the globe. We’ll also take a trip to a warehouse to see its role in the global supply chain, hear how the Great Resignation isn’t necessarily benefitting everyone and celebrate jobless claims that haven’t been this low since the Beatles were together.

Cryptocurrency users lost at least $7.7 billion to scams in 2021, an 81% over 2020

Heartland Forward releases new report on entrepreneurship across the country with first-of-its-kind calculator The metrics underlying America’s Entrepreneurial States: Supporting Entrepreneurs to Help Drive the Economy show that when it comes to creating and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems, the coasts win and the heartland lags. Our country was built on the American Dream. Even today –… Continue reading America’s Entrepreneurial States: Supporting Entrepreneurs to Help Drive the Economy

Options trading by short-term investors is surging, and their zeal is translating to bigger swings in individual stocks and fueling momentum behind many rallies.

A review of papers published in the Journal of Economic Development shows big disparities in which countries get studied, and by whom.

Even for micro businesses, how things get made can be shaped by macro trends and geopolitics. Now small-scale producers are taking back control.

The Postal Service’s plans will delay a third of mail in 27 states, according to a Washington Post analysis, hitting states west of the Rocky Mountains especially hard.

New research shows insider trading is everywhere. So far, no one seems to care.

Usage is surging in regions where the top U.S. connected TV device platforms don’t have as big of a presence

As co-founder of a website tracking the spectrum of digital collectibles, Gauthier Zuppinger has seen it all. Drawings of toads, apes, abstract blobs, octopuses on heads, fire-breathing devils, and more.

Canadian household indicators are showing their debt problems are rapidly resurfacing. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the ratio of household debt to disposable income surged in Q2 2021. This measure indicates debt is growing faster than the rate of income. Debt as a ratio of income has actually never seen such fast annual growth […]

From the BLS : The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis af...

Gilbert N. Michaels, of West Los Angeles, Calif., preyed on tens of thousands of small businesses and charities by overcharging them for toner they didn’t need, federal prosecutors said.

Check car prices and values when buying and selling new or used vehicles. Find expert reviews and ratings, explore latest car news, get an Instant Cash Offer, and 5-Year Cost to Own information on KBB.com.

Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do.

Bad things lead to more bad things. But (some) bad things can be fixed.

There are lots of high-concept showcases of futuristic shopping experiences featuring AI and robots, but we’ve got a while before we get to that. Here’s a more realistic look at stores of the future and why inclusivity is paramount for all businesses.

How merchandising, menus and – curiously – religion became key parts of the fast-food chain’s DNA.

Inflation has continued to concern investors into the month of August, causing many growth stocks to give back any footing they gained in the prior month. Since the February top in tech growth, only select names in the cloud and semiconductor space, as well as big tech, are at new highs, while many high fliers from last year are still building a base.

With TikTok Shopping, Shopify is the first commerce platform to bring organic product discovery and shopping tabs to TikTok, helping creators and merchants deepen their relationships with consumers

Social commerce is a fast-growing segment of the US ecommerce market that’s garnering more attention and investment from media companies and brands.

Going exclusive has its effects