President Trump has discussed firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s interest rate policies. Research shows this kind of political meddling is usually bad for the economy.
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Although far fewer Americans took the charitable deduction on their tax returns, giving stayed fairly steady, according to the annual Giving USA report.
A study of over 700,000 state and local drug arrests shows that two out of three cases involve a small amount of illegal drugs.
The Fed said it’s ready to act to ‘sustain the expansion.’ The latest jobs report suggests it may have to act soon.
An economist explains why the long-term drop in the participate rate is an even bigger problem for the US economy than the May slowdown in jobs growth.
President Trump plans to put a 5% tariff on every Mexican good that crosses the border unless Mexico does more to reduce the flow of migrants.
With hurricane season comes the usual efforts by insurance companies and government agencies to calculate the economic costs. An economist explains how they’re doing it wrong.
China has reportedly halted all purchases of US soybeans. Here’s why that’s going to be very painful for American farmers.
Approximately 25% of women – representing all races and backgrounds – will undergo an abortion before the age of 45.
The US divorce rate has fallen steadily over the last 30 or 40 years. It’s likely because young adults are taking more time to decide to marry.
The number of Airbnb properties has exploded since its founding in 2008. A hospitality management expert looked at how this has hurt hotels.
During a military mission, whether in peace or in war, the inability to identify an object within an area of operation represents a significant problem.
Why does the impact of rain in a puddle look different from when it falls elsewhere, like in a lake or the ocean? A ‘puddle equation’ dives deep into the secret math of ripples.
The Uber driver walkout raises questions about how workers can fight for better pay and benefits in the age of the gig economy – a topic frequently on the minds of Conversation scholars.
The holiday honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely enough, may have influenced the outcome of the US Civil War.
Companies often go out of their way to avoid clearly explaining actions like firing people or informing investors and others of bad news.
Trump has repeatedly misconstrued the territory as not being part of the United States. But it is.
Hispanics oppose Trump’s immigration policies in larger numbers than the rest of the population. But their opinions are divided sharply across partisan lines.
Childhood asthma cases caused by traffic pollution are on the decline. But children in some parts of the country are faring better than others.
A quarter-century ago, more than 100 nations agreed to engage in freer trade with one another and signed the declaration that established the World Trade Organization.
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