Economics

Major League Baseball made a new proposal to the MLB Players Association on Saturday during a bargaining session in New York City, hoping to move negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement in a positive direction. With Spring Training camps scheduled to open this week, the calendar has become an

It’s the holiday season once again! Perhaps you bought a greeting card? Some chocolates? A little jewelry? How about some flowers? There seems to be no shortage of different ways you can spend your hard-earned money on the ones you love the most, but it's the message that matters most.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl, according to estimates released Tuesday by the gambling industry's national trade group. The American Gaming Association forecasts that over $7.6 billion will be wagered on pro football's championship game set for Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve to address what has become the biggest threat to the U.S.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise, temporary suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers — though it would not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped.

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Adam Looney, David Wessel, and Kadija Yilla explain the severity of America’s student loan challenge, the rate of default, and candidates’ proposals for forgiving those debts.

The inflation rate in the U.S. hit a 40-year high. We look back at historical inflation, and where experts think it may be headed next.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Without much fuss and even less public attention, the nation’s egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains.

Regulators have their eyes on that dusty home gym you financed with buy now pay later.

Answer: $6.5 million Here's one of the Super Bowl ads: Questions: What is this specific advertiser trying to accomplish in this commercial? Is the ad effective?  What do you they want you to remember about their brand?  In an era with so many streaming services that have trained consumers to watch shows without any ads, why do advertisers spend so much on Super Bowl ads? Which types of companies do you think benefit the most from their Super Bowl ads?

Answer: 6 Years and 3 Months Questions: Considering the cost of this Playstation 5 Bundle, do you think this is a good idea? Explain your answer. What big-ticket items or once-in-a-lifetime experiences do you think are worth spending money on? How could you reduce the amount of time required to pay off this credit card bill?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering American consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy.

Here's all 188 cognitive biases in existence, grouped by how they impact our thoughts and actions. We also give some specific cognitive bias examples.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday flagged concerns about consolidation in the $250 billion annual U.S. alcohol market and outlined reforms it said could boost competition and save consumers hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

But central bank officials say economy has changed since high-inflation days of the 1970s.

What values are the most influential in the world? Across 500,000 surveys in 152 languages, we visualize a rich dataset of human motivations.

Interactive charts illustrating trends in U.S. household debt and credit data

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 150,000 in January, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Answer (from Ariel/Schwab survey): 63%  Survey note: The online survey was conducted in December 2020 by Helical Research among 2,104 Americans age 18 and older with $50,000 or more household income in 2019.  Questions: When do you think you will start investing in the stock market? Explain your answer. What do you think determines whether someone invests in the stock market or not? What’s one word that comes to mind to complete this sentence: Investing is ______________.

Employers lose about $4.96/employee for every 10 minutes of work time wasted discussing the Super Bowl, managing virtual office pools, or planning Super Bowl parties.

Coupon code can be used towards customers’ next order if they pick up their pizza from the stores

You’ve likely seen the green, yellow, and gray results of the viral game all over social media from your friends and those you follow. What was once a public good is at risk of becoming a club good.

The majority of Black Americans missed out on the hefty gains from the stock market over the past two years due to historically low equity ownership.

Spotify must decide where it stands on race relations and vaccine misinformation in a society with heightened sensitivity to both issues.

The tie-up to create the nation's fifth largest carrier is valued at $6.6 billion when accounting for the assumption of debt and other liabilities.

/PRNewswire/ -- Americans in a relationship are talking openly about their finances before saying "I love you." According to a new study by Life Happens, a...

Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard was the biggest in history. Here we visualize the top 15 biggest gaming company acquisitions.