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Some worry that efforts to reduce energy consumption by increasing fuel efficiency cause a so-called rebound effect that eats into the expected savings. We tested the theory.
An analysis conducted in 2007 showed how severe the consequences would be if a country left the euro. How have eurozone officials let it get this far?
Lawyers and law students betting on recent decisions have been spot on predicting outcomes. It isn’t all that hard, when you think about it.
The protection of trade secrets is an area of concern for both countries and is more likely to lead to an agreement.
The fight over fast-track that pitted the president against his own party offers reasons for both pessimism and optimism in future trade deals.
The more than 80-year-old credit agency is set to expire at the end of the month if Congress does not act to keep the profitable bank alive.
A California commission ruled that an Uber driver is an employee, not a contractor, but the decision will do little to resolve the murky legal issue.
The fierce debate in the US Congress that almost derailed the president’s trade agenda is likely to replay itself in many of the 11 other capitals that are party to the deal.
The unfolding doping scandal involving Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project follows the same plot as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service cycling team.
The Affordable Care Act was the most significant health care reform since Medicare. Have concerns that it would hurt businesses panned out?
Online streaming offers benefits for consumers and the companies providing the service, but thus far it hasn’t been paid off for artists.
Devices we keep in our pockets can now do most of the functions once the dominion of the automated teller machine – or banker – but it may be premature to pronounce the end of the ATM.
Switching to a high-deductible plan leads people to reduce medical spending even when it doesn’t make any sense.
President Obama pulled out all the stops in recent days, but it wasn’t enough to convince House Democrats that he would negotiate a fair trade deal in the Pacific.
When disaster strikes, billions of dollars are spent on food and supplies, with little accounting of whether relief groups bought the right things or what impact they had.
Research suggests that helping low-income households access the internet with broadband connections could bolster job and economic growth.
The euro will not survive unless Europe ends the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Greece.
Inflation-adjusted wages for most private-sector workers are the highest since 1979.
A look at the Florida insurance market following the flurry of severe hurricanes in 2004-2005 shows that pooling risk can cut losses.
Even when a hotel or restaurant ranking accurately reflects quality, consumers may be better off not knowing.
The FDIC – and taxpayers – lost US$90 billion selling almost 500 failed banks. Where did all those banks go?
The FIFA chief’s surprise resignation was the only halfway decent choice he had left. Now it’s up to the reformers to clean house.
The National Flood Insurance Program – the only source for flood-prone property protection – is drowning in debt.
June is homeownership month, but the housing industry has little to celebrate this year as surveys show fewer Americans can afford a place of their own.