Economics

We called 66 McDonald’s to learn how Scott’s new collab with the fast food icon is going over.

How more people would solve (some of) America’s problems.

We estimate that each month of school closures in response to the COVID pandemic cost current students between $12,000 and $15,000 in future earnings due to lower educational quality. We also estimate total value-of-life, medical, and productivity costs per infection at $38,315 for September 2020. U

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As society gets richer, people chase the wrong things.

Question of the Day Behavioral Finance #21 When it comes to the cost of a car, research shows that most consumers focus on the ___________ payment during the car buying process.

Question of the Day Managing Credit #22 UPDATED Which credit score band has the highest percentage of people: 670-739, 740-799, 800-850? www.ngpf.org Last updated: 10/22/20

` NGPF Activity Bank Budgeting Teachers, see the Answer Keys that were EMAILED to you when you created your teacher account for the TEACHER GUIDE on how to implement this activity. PLAY: The Bean Game Each day we make choices based on what we value as important by assessing whether our t...

Gen Zers are finally starting to break into the housing market. Here's a look at the top 15 cities for 2020 Gen Z homebuyers.

U.S. GDP grew at a record 33.1% annualized pace in the third quarter, erasing some but not all of the damage done by the coronavirus recession.

Despite the hollowing out of workers in downtown Detroit during the COVID-19 pandemic, e-scooters have remained resilient. Prior to the outbreak, the future of the rentable e-scooters that stormed cities across the U.S. in 2018 seemed wobbly. In January, San Francisco-based Lime laid off 100…

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Answer: $400 Million in uneaten candy Questions: Why do you think that Americans buy more candy than is eaten on Halloween? What factors influence the decision on how much to buy? How much candy do you typically eat over Halloween? What do you do with the leftovers?

Capitalizing on 2020’s explosion in work-from-home arrangements, a Michigan economic development group is rolling out a package of incentives — including $15,000 cash, driving range memberships and free passes on commuter rail — for Chicagoans who move to its slice of southwest Michigan. The…

What and Why? What is the FAFSA?FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is a form completed by current and...

How a Home Depot “merchant” knew we all needed a $300 set of supersize bones.

With the weather outside becoming frightful, many small businesses in Michigan are wondering how they'll survive as COVID-19 spreads more easily in crowded, indoor places.The state of Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has teamed up with the Small Business Association of…

The U.S. government started fiscal 2021 with an October budget deficit of $284 billion, a record for the month, as coronavirus-related outlays spiked sharply from a year earlier and revenues declined, the Treasury Department said on Thursday.

On Sunday, as many as 76,000 new hunters will disperse across Michigan's leaf-covered meadows and oak forests in search of bagging their first whitetail deer. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many across the state, and the U.S., to abandon some preferred pastimes — such as keeping a scoresheet from…

Prices for cleaning products went gangbusters this year pic.twitter.com/BbO9kJJsCz— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) November 14, 2020

How much more expensive are basic staples than they were 10 years ago? This infographic tracks grocery prices for 30 common items like cheese, fruit, and eggs.

For the fifth straight month in 2020, golf rounds surpassed 2019 totals. Merchandise sales in the third quarter grew 42% year-over-year.