Economics

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.

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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.

Smucker’s is suing Trader Joe’s over a crustless PB&J sandwich. The lawsuit isn’t about peanut butter or jelly. It’s about how companies stay different in markets where everything looks the same.

Since the launch of the War on Poverty in the 1960s, the rate of those living in poverty, as defined by the US government, has stubbornly persisted. Yet

The world’s largest furniture retailer is raising prices on some products, and working to source more goods in the U.S.

A national survey shows a majority of corn growers believe the farm economy is already in a crisis or on the verge of one due to lower profit margins.

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Liberate’s AI agents automate tasks for P&C insurers, working across sales, service, and claims.

Some laws extinguish fires; others ignite them. In Spain, a country that has mastered the art of legislating against reality, we have more of the second kind.

New furniture and wood tariffs went into effect on Tuesday.

A.I. has come for Day Family jobs

Think Halloween and Personal Finance have nothing in common? Think again! Bring the spirit of Halloween into your classroom with the Escape from the Haunted Mansion activity.   This Google Form virtual escape room has students solve a series of personal finance related mysteries to find the Golden Budget Book!  Featuring spooky Halloween language and images, your students will be immersed in a Halloween activity they’re sure to remember!  PREMISE: As the sun sets, the towering Hawthorn Mansion casts its shadows over the town of Elmridge.

Nothing says Happy National Coffee Day like "coffee is getting more expensive." But here were are, with the receipts.

According to a new US Treasury report, American whiskey production has fallen to its lowest level since 2019