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The Conversation - Business

Fed struggles to assess state of US economy as government shutdown shuts off key data - Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame

19 hours ago

Trump's 'golden age' economic message undercut by his desire for much lower interest rates – which typically signal a weak jobs market -- Joshua Stillwagon, Babson College

19 hours ago

Xi-Trump summit: Trade, Taiwan and Russia still top agenda for China and US presidents – 6 years after last meeting -- Rana Mitter, Harvard Kennedy School

1 day ago

The Trump administration's anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housing -- Rahim Kurwa, University of Illinois Chicago

2 days ago

How the explosion of prop betting threatens the integrity of pro sports -- John Affleck, Penn State

18 hours ago

Is it wrong to have too much money? Your answer may depend on deep-seated values – and your country's economy -- Jackson Trager, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

7 days ago

Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built -- Susan D. Daggett, University of Denver and Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, University of Denver

7 days ago

Despite naysayers and rising costs, data shows that college still pays off for students – and society overall -- Stanley S. Litow, Columbia University

18 hours ago

Why higher tariffs on Canadian lumber may not be enough to stimulate long-term investments in US forestry -- Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee and Adam Taylor, University of Tennessee

13 days ago

Erie Canal's 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever -- Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology

13 days ago

More young adults are living with their parents than previous generations did -- Rohan Shah, University of Mississippi; Institute for Humane Studies

20 days ago

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9 months ago

Companies now own more than $100 billion in bitcoin – but the shine may be wearing off crypto treasury companies -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

5 days ago

Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment -- Mahelet G Fikru, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Jennifer Brodmann, California State University, Dominguez Hills

15 days ago

What the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover means for video game workers and the industry -- Johanna Weststar, Western University; Louis-Etienne Dubois, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Sean Gouglas, University of Alberta

8 days ago

How the Philadelphia Art Museum is reinventing itself for the Instagram age -- Sheri L. Lambert, Temple University

11 hours ago

Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes – but loss of US leadership could still spell trouble -- Diana Chigas, Tufts University

8 days ago

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1 year ago

AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed? -- Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University

2 days ago

Remote work reduced gender discrimination — returning to the office may change that -- Laura Doering, University of Toronto and András Tilcsik, University of Toronto

1 day ago

Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be tricky, but employees are entitled to accommodations -- Julie Wolfe, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

18 hours ago

Is your manager grumpy in the mornings? Poor sleep can lead to abusive and unethical behavior -- Stefan Volk, University of Sydney

8 days ago

Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work -- Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder; Adam Barsky, The University of Melbourne, and Caleb Warren, University of Arizona

22 days ago

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1 year ago

Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why -- Ryan Summers, University of North Dakota

22 days ago

Winning a bidding war isn't always a win, research on 14 million home sales shows -- Soon Hyeok Choi, Rochester Institute of Technology

20 days ago

I've studied faiths and cultures around the world. Here's how finance can be made more inclusive and sustainable -- Atul K. Shah, City St George's, University of London

4 months ago

Decentralized finance is booming − and so are the security risks. Here are the most common mistakes -- Mingyi Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology

3 months ago

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1 year ago

1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025 -- Lewis Faulk, American University and Mirae Kim, George Mason University

2 days ago

Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums, theaters and other arts nonprofits – new research -- Hala Altamimi, University of Kansas and Qiaozhen Liu, Florida Atlantic University

2 days ago

Trump scraps the nation's most comprehensive food insecurity report − making it harder to know how many Americans struggle to get enough food -- Tracy Roof, University of Richmond

25 days ago

Before celebrating big gifts, charities must watch out for fake donors -- Sarah Webber, University of Dayton

2 months ago

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6 months ago

Trump's words aren't stopping China, Brazil and many other countries from setting higher climate goals, but progress is slow -- Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

7 days ago

Cannabis boom in South Africa and Zimbabwe is good for wealthy investors, bad for small farmers -- Simon Howell, University of Cape Town and Clemence Rusenga

6 days ago

Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year? A business professor explains -- Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University

7 days ago