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A ballot measure passed in Massachusetts last November gives rideshare drivers the right to unionize. At first glance, this sounds good. After all,

Add-ons, warranties, and fees, oh my! Answer: 34% Questions: How might feeling pressured affect someone’s ability to make a smart financial decision? Why do you think people agree to extras they didn’t plan to buy, even when they know it’ll cost more? What strategies could a buyer use to resist sales pressure when making a big purchase?

Spirit Halloween must strategically execute its real estate operations to open its more than 1,500 pop-up stores each year.

Cocoa costs have dipped from decades-long highs, though shoppers are still paying higher prices for chocolate treats.

Delta’s third-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, led by 9% growth in its premium ticket category....

American Airlines has fallen behind large rivals Delta and United in seeking out luxury customers, bringing in profit and more.

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A German museum has seen hundreds of fans visit a painting depicted in the singer's video.

Detroit city officials say the tax could help finance public safety, infrastructure or other services, but they haven't decided how they would use the revenue. One option is property tax relief.

The IMF’s October 2025 update to its World Economic Outlook delivers a modest upward revision, but lurking behind this seemingly optimistic shift are deeper

Many people argue that democracy is incompatible with capitalism but they differ on whether democracy will kill capitalism or whether capitalism will kill

The only viable option for a thriving economy, the late George Mason University economist Don Lavoie explained, is to enable individual economic planning rather than centralized planning.

In 1925, the first motel opened on a California highway, ushering in a new era of convenience and comfort for a nation falling in love with the open road.

Sales are slim too.

In its relentless drive to bring everyday items to customers faster, Amazon has shifted expectations from two-day delivery to same-day and even within an hour. Now, with robots, artificial intelligence and even eyewear, it is working to pare seconds off each delivery.

It's going to cost you more to watch HBO Max, after the streaming platform raised its prices just a year after its last hikes.

Coca-Cola has begun selling a soda that uses cane sugar, rather than high-fructose corn syrup, in the United States following a demand from President Donald Trump earlier this year.

Amazon's internal documents suggest it's seeking widespread automation in the very near future, per NYT.

America's tax system is just barely progressive, and not nearly as progressive as many suggest or as progressive as it could be. There is plenty of room for lawmakers to improve the progressivity of the tax code to combat economic, wealth, and racial inequality.

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When President Trump announced a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest export controls on rare earth elements, markets saw

Can you imagine having to drive for 12 hours just to make a phone call? Or being on a 20-year waitlist to be able to buy a landline? That was the reality of

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When it comes to apples, America cannot get enough of the crunch factor....

Here's a closer look at how the planet's wealthiest people donate their assets.

Isiwal, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons In March, the Wikimedia Foundation shared about the global trends that are impacting our movement. These trends have continued to shape not only the Wikim…

Already, there are at least 50 data centers operating in Michigan, according to Data Center Map, an online database tracking the facilities. More are in various stages of development.