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Sometimes corporations yield when facing pressure from their shareholders – even when it’s indirect. alexsl/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Business

When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways

Staff Writer - July 7, 2026

The Russian Orthodox Church honors Peter and Fevronia on July 8 each year. Wikimedia Commons

Business

How Russia turned to medieval saints in its push for ‘traditional values’ – and more babies

Sidewalks in need of repair in Denver used to be the homeowner’s responsibility. Courtesy of Wes Marshall.

Business

Why Denver stopped treating sidewalk repair as a DIY project – lessons for other cities and homeowners

This painting depicts the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The Founding Fathers leaned on French philosopher Montesquieu as they designed the Constitution. GraphicaArtis/Archive Photos via Getty

Business

As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease

Hurdles in accessing health insurance are major drivers of health and economic inequities. veeranggull orachon/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Business

How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52‑year‑old law meant to protect worker pensions

Personal Finance

The ethics of home ownership in an age of growing inequality

Staff Writer - February 21, 2023

Economy

Gambling Act review: how EU countries are tightening restrictions on ads...

Staff Writer - February 20, 2023

Economy

Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over...

Staff Writer - February 18, 2023

Economy

A boon for sports fandom or a looming mental health crisis?...

Staff Writer - February 16, 2023

Business

A less biased way to determine trademark infringement? Asking the brain directly

Staff Writer - February 13, 2023

Economy

RBA warns of at least 2 more interest rate rises in...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2023

Economy

On the first-ever India Giving Day, the highest-earning ethnic group in...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2023

Economy

Why do some brands change racist names and logos, but others...

Staff Writer - February 8, 2023

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A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Environment

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

Staff Writer - June 26, 2026

Sylvain Barbot, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two...

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026

Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

June 20, 2026

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how...

June 18, 2026