The new coronavirus outbreak has prompted panic buying in the US and around the world, even in products that are abundant.
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With a global recession looking increasingly likely, a finance scholar offers guidance on how to ride it out.
A workplace scholar addresses some common questions workers may have about taking time off due to COVID-19.
The Fed and Congress have little ammunition available for fighting an economic downturn if COVID-19 triggers one.
A reduction in OSHA inspectors may lead to a reduction in workplace safety.
The Fed cut interest rates by half a percentage point in hopes of calming investors. A finance professor explains why it seems to have failed.
Donated goods often not only fail to help those in actual need but cause congestion, tie up resources and further hurt local economies.
Research reveals a complicated relationship between surveillance and freedom, as surveillance activities allow for greater autonomy for women hoping to work in Jordan.
Unemployment insurance could soften the blow if the COVID-19 outbreak takes hold in the US. But the system currently isn’t designed to help workers in a pandemic.
With the fairly recent launch of an ethnic corporate product line, Pantene’s Gold Series Collection, are black women feeling the love?
This pillar of the American safety net originated as a solution to the paradox of hunger in the midst of plenty.
What’s more, higher education holds the key to ensuring humans are equipped with the necessary skills to work alongside AI.
An economist explains how a virus like COVID-19 could disrupt the US economy – and why it’s too soon to freak out just yet.
Small business grants are supposed to help Colombia’s disarmed FARC fighters start new lives as entrepreneurs. But interviews with 12 female ex-insurgents suggests the government plan may fail women.
The more businesses encourage their employees to sleep well, the better their employees perform.
New research shows that when companies do things like give to charity or reduce their carbon footprint, consumers perceive their products as less risky.
How do you feel when your barista asks you for a tip before she makes your cappuccino?
More women on corporate boards means more opportunities for women, and better performances by businesses.
Bloomberg released three women from their nondisclosure agreements after Sen. Warren challenged him on the topic at the Nevada Democratic debate.
The tremendous costs of COVID-19 show why the world needs to do a better job preventing epidemics from occurring – or at least mitigate the impact.
Banking deserts make it harder for children and young adults to become financially literate, which leads to worse credit and a lifetime of disadvantage.
States are increasingly turning to machine learning and algorithms to detect fraud in food stamps, Medicaid and other welfare programs – despite little evidence of actual fraud.
The flu shot is a bargain – and people are more likely to get it if they know that.
In a national survey, transgender individuals had worse employment outcomes, lower incomes and higher rates of poverty than cisgender people.
The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is the latest example of weakened enforcement of antitrust laws, which reduces competition and exacerbates already-record levels of inequality.