Economics

Is the economy a zero-sum game? When the rich get richer, does that come at the expense of everyone else? Much political discourse is predicated on this idea. The common term “wealth distribution,” for example, invokes the idea that there is a fixed quantity of money that policymakers must decide how to divvy up.

The world’s top-selling pizza chain is betting big on the generosity of its customers. And they are not alone. Domino’s recently pledged $174 million over the next ten years to benefit St.

An analysis of student loan debt over time in the U.S., including the debt per borrower and the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) among graduates.

Michael Harrop started an underground poop-trading empire. But something smells off about his product.

Entry level jobs in finance, consulting, and especially tech are harder to come by.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s brief move above 40000 is welcome news to a president who is facing voter malaise over the economy.

The richest and poorest heads of state in American history

This Independence Day, Americans celebrate the founding of our country, and the people who founded it. This includes several of the men who would become president: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, and of course, George Washington. These individuals who made our country what it is today also happened to be some of […]

Images of the fence have gone viral online, with thousands of comments across social media.

The offering will include four items — a McChicken or McDouble, four piece chicken nuggets, fries and a drink.

If high inflation hurts just about everyone, why can’t we have no inflation?

The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday the interest rates on federal student loans for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Using proprietary data, researchers from USDA, Economic Research Service, North Dakota State University, and the University of Connecticut found that the entry of dollar stores had a more significant impact on independent grocers in rural census tracts than in urban ones.

The Appeal's 9-month investigation uncovered prison commissaries’ exploitative, inconsistent systems with inside prices up to five times higher than in the community and markups as high as 600 percent.

A sitting US senator faces a weekslong trial over charges of taking bribes including gold bars, cash and a luxury car to, among other things, help push US aid and weapons to a foreign government and stop a federal case against one of his co-defendants.

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More than two dozen candidates have been killed leading up to the June 2 vote. Hundreds more have dropped out of their races.

We don't know for sure how much buy now, pay later borrowing people are doing.

Falling crop prices are leaving agriculture equipment sellers with an excess of unsold tractors and combines. To cope with the surplus, dealers are discounting machines, suspending new orders, and even auctioning off equipment at reduced prices.

Social media stars are downplaying fears of deforestation and boredom in Nusantara.

Despite those letters sent to debt relief recipients that read, “Congratulations! The Biden-Harris Administration has forgiven your federal student loan(s),” loan forgiveness is not an act of charity. Nor is it sound policy.

Ever wonder how all your recyclables are mixed in a bin at your curb, yet end up in the right place? That is because it is sorted at Socrra. Sterling Heights Television visited the facility and gives you this tour.

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