Shakespeare did an excellent job of depicting the real nature of money, Karl Marx believed. A £2 coin issued in 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
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Shakespeare understood that our fate depends on fostering the humility and empathy that dethrones money and transforms it into something we use to advance the common good.
Spending money can seem a bit easier when you’re in physical pain.
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New research suggests people who are experiencing physical pain are willing to spend more money than they otherwise would.
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Using less cash means leaving more digital traces of where your money goes - but there are ways to keep some privacy.
Don’t listen to the old adage.
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Americans with lower incomes today are less happy than they were 40 years ago. Could the growing class divide be to blame?
The Fed is ‘making’ a lot of money.
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The Fed is spending up to US$2.3 trillion to help save the U.S. economy from the coronavirus recession. But where does all that money come from?
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London is an alpha city – home to 100 billionaires. But does wealth bring social costs?
Cash is unlikely to give you the coronavirus.
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Research has yet to support the theory that cash can spread the coronavirus.
The NBA suspended its season on March 11, citing the coronavirus risk. A force majeure clause in the NBA contract means players could lose money with each canceled game.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies, universities and even the NBA to break contracts. What does the law say about liability in a situation like this, and does the money have to be returned?
Families recovered from the Great Depression much more quickly than the Great Recession.
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While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.
Fire cut a devastating swath through Australia in 2019-20, leaving a heavy toll of death and destruction in its wake.
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Philanthropy in the form of financial donations is not a solution to the natural disasters caused by climate change. A new philanthropy of social change is needed.
Philip Pullman thinks this coin needs another comma. What do you think?
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Philip Pullman’s call for a boycott against the new 50p coin is just the latest Oxford comma controvery.
A less common sight in the U.S. today.
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Over the last 35 years, the number of Americans who have moved has steadily declined to nearly half of their previous levels.
Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont in David Lynch’s cult classic film ‘Blue Velvet.’
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The famous director is receiving an honorary Oscar, and the timing couldn’t be more appropriate.
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Libra has lost seven of its 28 founding members – but don’t expect that to hold it back.
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The design of the global money game is the real antagonist in the fight against climate change. But the call to arms tends to be directed at the players who have had best luck with the dice.
Have you ever wondered why U.S. money is green?
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The color of American money goes back to the British colonies.
Ghana player Asamoah Gyan celebrates a goal against Portugal during a 2014 FIFA World Cup match in Brazil.
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A complex set of factors influence how African footballers make financial decisions about the money they earn abroad.
China retaliated with tariffs on U.S. imports after Trump imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese imports.
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The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down. Here’s what readers need to know.
The founding partners of the Libra Association.
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Alarm bells should ring over a global currency that is run by an exclusive club that serves its investor-owners, not the public good.
Cheating in games may have more to do with personality than with economic necessity, a new study finds.
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Why do even the rich cheat on their taxes? Roesearch suggests some people may be genetically predisposed to break the rules for their own financial gain.