Tag: economy
China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons it won’t cool down...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
The truce in the U.S.-China trade war is in tatters.
China said on May 13 that it will impose new...
Don’t buy that Gucci knockoff: Your bargain benefits organized crime while...
Jay Kennedy, Michigan State University
If you’ve ever been to New York’s Chinatown, Los Angeles’ Santee Alley or Hong Kong’s Gage Street, you know what...
Why cities should stop playing Amazon’s game and quit offering companies...
Amihai Glazer, University of California, Irvine
New York City should count its blessings.
Amazon’s decision to walk away from its plan to build a new headquarters...
Drinkers prefer Big Beer keeps its hands off their local craft...
Jarrett Hart, University of California, Davis
Craft beer’s popularity has exploded in the U.S. in recent decades, leading to soaring production and the creation of...
How a government shutdown affects the economy
Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University
Parts of the federal government have been closed since midnight on Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record....
Stumped by the stock market slump? Start by picturing a used...
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University
Stocks have been slumping on a variety of concerns, from President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war with China to worries...
Curious Kids: why don’t poorer countries just print more money?
Alan Shipman, The Open University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages, where The Conversation asks experts to answer questions from kids....
Could a recession be just around the corner?
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, American companies are earning record profits...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
