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The court’s ruling against Trump’s firing of Fed board member Lisa Cook came on the same day that it further cemented his sweeping powers to fire other senior government officials. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Business

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

Staff Writer - June 30, 2026

When senior staff buy their own company’s shares during layoffs, they’re signaling that a turnaround will succeed. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Business

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

Private U.S. colleges and universities are charging an average of $44,961 in tuition for the 2025-26 school year. Catherine Lane/Moment via Getty Images

Business

College is unaffordable for many Americans – but don’t just blame rising tuition

The U.S. is falling short of what its national wealth makes possible for its people. Eric Raptosh Photography/Tetra images via GettyImages

Business

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert is one of close to 200 rural hospitals that have closed in the past two decades. AP Photo/Jeff Amy

Business

Why rural healthcare fund’s $50B focus on tech upgrades may not help vulnerable hospitals and providers

Economy

How remote working can increase stress and reduce well-being

Staff Writer - October 11, 2019

Economy

The rise, fall and rise again of businesses serving more than...

Staff Writer - October 10, 2019

Economy

The surprising decline of entrepreneurship and innovation in the West

Staff Writer - October 8, 2019

Business

Facial analysis AI is being used in job interviews – it...

Staff Writer - October 7, 2019

Economy

How the US could afford ‘Medicare for all

Staff Writer - October 6, 2019

Business

People are increasingly interrupted at work, but it’s not all bad

Staff Writer - October 4, 2019

Economy

3 reasons Forever 21’s bankruptcy doesn’t spell the end of brick-and-mortar...

Staff Writer - October 3, 2019

Business

China’s military might is much closer to the US than you...

Staff Writer - October 2, 2019

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

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

Staff Writer - June 19, 2026

Alex Krasnok, Florida International University Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds tucked...

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

Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

June 16, 2026

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

June 15, 2026

Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

June 14, 2026