Tag: Debt
Why April was Wall Street’s best month in decades – despite...
Kim Kaivanto, Lancaster University
At times the contrast between the real economy and the stock market is striking. For US stocks, April was their best...
Why companies file for bankruptcy – and how it protects both...
Lindsey Simon, University of Georgia
Reports have emerged that Purdue Pharma is in settlement talks to resolve thousands of federal and state lawsuits over its...
Opioid epidemic may have cost states at least $130 billion in...
Joel Segel, Pennsylvania State University; Douglas L. Leslie, Pennsylvania State University; Gary Zajac, Pennsylvania State University; Max Crowley, Pennsylvania State University, and Paul L....
Sanders and AOC want to cap interest rates on consumer loans...
Anne Fleming, Georgetown University
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to cap consumer interest rates in an effort to curb “sky high” credit...
Millennials are US$1 trillion in debt – but they’re better at...
Jimmie Lenz, University of South Carolina
New findings from the New York Federal Reserve reveal that millennials have now racked up over US$1 trillion of...
Utilities are starting to invest in big batteries instead of building...
Jeremiah Johnson, North Carolina State University and Joseph F. DeCarolis, North Carolina State University
Due to their decreasing costs, lithium-ion batteries now dominate a range...
How to show gratitude to TSA workers
Jeremy David Engels, Pennsylvania State University
TSA workers are usually among the least-liked government employees. But these days many travelers passing through airports are taking...
For millennials, employment is a public health challenge
Arif Jetha, University of Toronto
Millennials now make up the largest share of the Canadian workforce and many are facing precarious working conditions.
As a...
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The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also...
Neta C. Crawford, Boston University
Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a decade that global warming is a potential national security concern.
They...
