DOJ accuses real estate software company of helping landlords collude to raise rents
The lawsuit says RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software lets landlords effectively collude and set rents above market rate. The Texas-based company has denied the allegations.
Some Federal Student Loan Interest Rates at Record Highs - NerdWallet
Some interest rates for new federal student loans have hit record highs for 2024-25: 6.53% for undergraduate direct loans, 8.08% for graduate and professional direct loans, and 9.08% for PLUS loans. Here's how to minimize your borrowing to lower your college costs.
The U.S. economy has added roughly 19 million jobs in four years. But as of the end of 2023, 43 percent of counties still hadn’t regained all the jobs they lost in the early months of the pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article by Steven Landsburg lamenting the disappearance of `price theory’ from the Economics curriculum. Price theory is what some Economists at …
On the Edge by Nate Silver: 9781594204128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Engaging and entertaining… a glimpse of the economy of the future.” —Tim Wu, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise,...
Has Capitalism Come at the Expense of the Poor? - FEE
Perhaps the most amazing fact in all of economic history is the unprecedented rise in wealth per person that has taken place in the last two centuries,
Elon Musk on the Difference between an Engineer and an Entrepreneur - FEE
Engineering is an important tool for society, but we need to recognize its limits. Societal success cannot be achieved solely by experts in optimization.