Economics

By 2025, the company aims to have at least 35% of its senior-director and higher leadership roles be held by people from historically underrepresented groups.

Economists have argued the merits of minimum wage hikes for years

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact in the travel industry.

What does online dating look like through the eyes of a game theorist. And could knowing a bit of game theory help you find “the one”?

From voting to vaccines and from protests to pets, a look at 2020’s biggest trends.

This graphic looks at 29 different psychological tricks that marketers use to try and influence consumer behavior.

Carmakers and consumer-gadget companies are struggling to source enough computer chips.

They had $19 million, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the next Ben & Jerry’s. Then everything fell apart.

Leaders of several major U.S. airlines met online with officials to press their case against requiring coronavirus tests for domestic flights

A drive to increase enrollment at Albion College was successful in bringing more students to campus. It didn't solve Albion's problems.

During the month of February, NGPF will be celebrating Black History Month by highlighting Black financial leaders and educators via dedicated posts and student activities on the NGPF blog!  We’re kicking off our blog post series by highlighting the work of Bola Sokunbi, a Certified Financial Education Instructor, money expert, and the CEO, best-selling author, and founder of Clever Girl Finance. Bola’s main goal, as found on the CGF website, “is to help women become accountable, ditch debt, save money, and build real wealth.” You can learn more about Bola&rsquo...

Our podcast is all about personal finance for women. We share personal stories and tips on how to save money, how to budget and how to pay off debt.

A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.

The Covid-19 lockdown sent the flower market into free fall, but recently, flower prices have been picking up again. Who are the culprits behind this? Our old friends supply and demand, of course!

One of the illusions that many investors have is that it’s worth trying to beat the market. It’s time to put your knowledge to the test and take Betterment's quiz.

A recent research study found that _________ of stock day traders made money over a 12 month period. ngpf.org 12/06/20 Q: Investing #50 QUESTION OF THE DAY

In light of the unprecedented financial turmoil currently taking place in the United States and around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Teaching Fiscal Policy in the COVID Era explores how a black swan event can put extraordinary pressure on the nation’s economy, the financial well-being of citizens and how Governments respond to address such challenges.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's ambitious 2030 goal of getting 60 percent of Michigan's adult population to have some level of postsecondary education attainment has suffered a pandemic setback as college enrollment sharply declined in 2020.The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual State of Education report…

SUPPORT us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/twocentspbsds SUBSCRIBE to Two Cents! https://goo.gl/jQ857H The economic numbers look bleak, but the stock market is strangely optimistic... Has it lost touch with reality? Two Cents on FB: https://www.facebook.com/TwoCentsPBS Two Cents on Twitter: @twocentspbs Email us: twocentspbs@gmail.com sources: Thaler, Richard H.. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics. W. W. Norton & Company. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/opinion/economy-stock-market-coronavirus.html https://www.longtermtrends.net/market-cap-to-gdp/ https://en.wikipedia.or...

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Grand Valley State University is offering free tuition to undergraduate students in low-income families starting in the fall.The Allendale-based university is rolling out the Grand Valley Pledge to students from six counties across Michigan where the school has a presence, including Wayne County,…

The nationwide move to working from home has been devastating to such makers of office furniture as Steelcase Corp. of Grand Rapids.It has been a boon, though, for Vincent Leman, the owner of a small furniture business in Benton Harbor. Sales jumped 60 percent last year, all of that increase coming…

Bitcoin hit a high of $48,297 Thursday as institutional support for the world's most popular cryptocurrency continues to gain steam.