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US economy continued to grow in Q4, but the threat of a recession looms
Pretty, pretty good.
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How The Big Short Actually Worked
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Why Are Eggs So Expensive, and WTF Do I Cook Instead?
It’s a perfect storm for pricey eggs. But home cooks have options.
Many Americans will rely on tax refunds to make ends meet, despite shrinking refunds
30% of Americans say they’re reliant on their tax refund to make ends meet in 2023, especially Gen Z and millennials Despite fewer pandemic tax credits, 29% of Americans expect a higher tax refund this year Nearly a quarter of American taxpayers plan to use their tax refund to pay for necessities (24%) It’s the […]
Debt Limit or Limitless Debt: How Congress Will Decide America's Financial Future
Each year's federal budget must be approved by Congress and signed by the President. Despite agreeing on a budget, the federal government will likely not raise enough tax revenue to match its spending projections.
Fiscal Data Explains Federal Spending
Check out @FiscalService Fiscal Data’s new federal spending page! #FederalSpending
Policy Basics: Introduction to the Federal Budget Process | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Who Feels Rich Really? – Of Dollars And Data
On relative wealth and why most people feel like they don't have enough.
U.S. economy losing momentum as retail sales post biggest drop in 12 months
U.S. retail sales fell by the most in a year in December, pulled down by declines in purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods, putting consumer spending and the overall economy on a weaker growth path heading into 2023.
The Real State of Family Wealth
View real (i.e., inflation-adjusted), average net worth by race/ethnicity, age and education using the Fed's Distributional Financial Accounts.
Alphabet job cuts caps brutal week for tech layoffs
Total layoffs in the tech industry have topped 200,000 over the last year.
ROSES CXIX JC Bradbury, Kennesaw State U, The Economics of Stadium Subsidies: A Policy Retrospective
The one hundred and nineteenth Reading Online Sport Economics Seminar (ROSES) by JC Bradbury, of Kennesaw State University, presenting “The Economics of Stad...
Here’s Why Everything at Walgreens Is Suddenly Behind Plastic
The recent spike in shoplifting is both overblown and real. And almost everyone is profiting from it (including you).
Layoffs.fyi - Tech Layoff Tracker and Startup Layoff Lists
[LIVE] Tracking all tech startup layoffs — and lists of employees laid off — since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. This page is constantly being updated.
More than 5m new business applications were filed in 2022
It’s a continuation of pandemic trends, but tough times may lie ahead.
What percent of lottery winners eventually go bankrupt? - Blog
You might assume that lottery winners are guaranteed to thrive financially in the future. You would be mistaken.
Is It Still an Econ Course? The Effect of a Standardized Personal Finance Test on the Learning of Economics (Revised October 2022)
How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low
The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases.
Tinned fish is the hottest new extremely old trend
Hot: omega-3 fatty acids. Not: worrying about mercury.
World’s most populous country begins to shrink
For the first time in more than sixty years, China’s population declined.
Why egg prices keep going up while inflation is going down
Bird flu is driving up egg and turkey prices — and killing millions of animals. Why won’t we vaccinate against it?
Drivers of Declining Labor Share of Income
How Ja'Marr Chase Spent His First Million in the NFL
GQ sat down with the football star to find out how he made, saved, and spent his first (of many) millions.
Soaring US egg prices put pressure on consumers, businesses
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring. A lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel and labor costs, has led to U.S. egg prices more than doubling over the past year, and hatched a lot of sticker shock on grocery aisles.
Pigouvian Taxes: Definition, Examples, Pros, and Cons
A Pigouvian tax is a government cost on activities that create socially harmful effect. Examples include taxes on gasoline and cigarettes
How the Coase Theorem Affects Property Rights
The Coase Theorem is a legal and economic theory that explains how negotiations help to settle property disputes.
Another record-breaking lottery jackpot is up for grabs Friday. Here's why the jackpots have grown so large.
If someone wins the estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, six of the top 10 U.S. lottery prizes will have been won since 2021 alone
Why snow costs America a fortune every year
Snow is peaceful and calm when it falls, but it leads to billions of dollars in cascading costs.