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Is the Savings Account Dead?
Is the Savings Account Dead?
Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.
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Is the Savings Account Dead?
U.S. producer prices increased by more than forecast in March
U.S. producer prices increased by more than forecast in March
U.S. producer prices climbed more than forecast last month in a broad advance, indicating inflationary pressures continue to build across the nation's economy.The producer price index for final demand increased 1 percent in March from the prior month after a 0.5 percent gain in February, the Labor…
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U.S. producer prices increased by more than forecast in March
Ann Arbor tech company Movellus sees opportunity amid microchip shortage
Ann Arbor tech company Movellus sees opportunity amid microchip shortage
In a wave fed by the COVID-19 pandemic, mixing soaring consumer demand for microchip-heavy goods with a vastly shrinking supply, a University of Michigan spin-out company finds itself well positioned to help alleviate some of the challenges. The ongoing microchip shortage, which has been simmering…
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Ann Arbor tech company Movellus sees opportunity amid microchip shortage
Help wanted: Variety of factors at play as small businesses, restaurants struggle to add staff
Help wanted: Variety of factors at play as small businesses, restaurants struggle to add staff
If you're out and about and noticing "Now hiring!" signs at every turn, there's a reason: Small businesses are having issues staffing up in the COVID-19 pandemic era.A combination of extended unemployment benefits, fears about contracting the coronavirus in the workplace and a lack of stability in…
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Help wanted: Variety of factors at play as small businesses, restaurants struggle to add staff
OPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
OPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers have agreed to gradually increase their output over the next three months. The move follows a sharp increase in oil prices, and a call from the United States to keep energy affordable.
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OPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
Moves at federal level likely to help real estate industry rebound, local experts say
Moves at federal level likely to help real estate industry rebound, local experts say
Under new President Joe Biden, residential real estate is likely to see positive trends toward first-time home buyers' incentives, updated fair-housing policies and additional moratoriums on homeowner foreclosures due to the pandemic, all efforts that national trade associations and metro Detroit…
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Moves at federal level likely to help real estate industry rebound, local experts say
Pfizer to break ground on new Michigan production facility
Pfizer to break ground on new Michigan production facility
PORTAGE — Pfizer Inc. is expected to start building a new pharmaceutical production facility in West Michigan.The drugmaker will break ground Wednesday on the multistory, 420,000-square-foot building on Pfizer's global manufacturing campus in Portage, MLive.com reported.It is expected to…
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Pfizer to break ground on new Michigan production facility
PLAY: The Ultimatum Game - Google Docs
PLAY: The Ultimatum Game - Google Docs
NGPF Activity Bank Behavioral Finance Virtual Adaptation Ideas PLAY: The Ultimatum Game REQUIRED RESOURCES: Teachers, you must access the answer key/teacher guide for materials you need to facilitate this activity. You can find this on the Unit Page this resource is in. This fu...
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PLAY: The Ultimatum Game - Google Docs
Virtual Adaptation - PLAY: The Ultimatum Game - Blog
Virtual Adaptation - PLAY: The Ultimatum Game - Blog
PLAY: The Ultimatum Game is a classroom experiment that demonstrates how irrational humans can be when making financial decisions. With this game, students will explore the behavior and emotions behind the financial decisions they make. In this activity, students will be presented with this scenario: Two Teacher Tips: As classroom discussion will be key to learning the behavioral finance principles of this activity, it is important to review the Teacher Guide before facilitating this activity with your students.  The usual payout in the Ultimatum Game experiment is cash. As this is not feasible in the classroom setting, you may want to substitute something inexpensive that students value such as extra credit.
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Virtual Adaptation - PLAY: The Ultimatum Game - Blog
Question of the Day: What percent of homebuyers in Nov/Dec 2020 made an offer on a house they hadn't seen in person? - Blog
Question of the Day: What percent of homebuyers in Nov/Dec 2020 made an offer on a house they hadn't seen in person? - Blog
Answer: 63% Questions:   Would you consider buying a house that you couldn’t see in person?  What do you think home buyers might miss if they rely strictly on online sources of information? Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom. Behind the numbers (NY Times):  Sixty-three percent of buyers who used Redfin in November and December went on to make an offer on a home they hadn’t seen in person, and monthly views of 3-D walk-throughs on the site are up more than 500 percent since February 2020. “In this market, because the homes are gone so quickly, if I had contacted the agent and set up a showing, by then they could have had five other offers,” Ms.
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Question of the Day: What percent of homebuyers in Nov/Dec 2020 made an offer on a house they hadn't seen in person? - Blog