Economy

Economy December 14, 2023

The US avoided a recession in 2023. What’s the outlook for 2024?

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 12, 2023 Next year is packed with potential shifts in the economy but…

Economy November 15, 2023

Amid ‘checkout charity’ boom, some Americans are more likely to be impulse givers than others

by Lauren Dula, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Ruth K. Hansen, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you live…

Economy August 25, 2023

Insider trading − the legal kind − is a lot more profitable if you work for a multinational company

by D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Dallin Alldredge, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Corporate insiders who trade stocks based on…

Economy August 2, 2023

Rate hikes may have slowed inflation in the US – but they have also heightened the risk of financial crises for lower-income nations

by Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The campaign to fight U.S. inflation by upping interest rates has been going on…

Economy July 7, 2023

America’s power disconnection crisis: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave

by Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania and David Konisky, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Millions of Americans have already been sweltering through heat…

Economy May 29, 2023

Debt ceiling negotiators reach a deal: 5 essential reads about the tentative accord, brinkmanship and the danger of default

by Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Matt Williams, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on May…

Economy May 27, 2023

Why America has a debt ceiling: 5 questions answered

by Steven Pressman, The New School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republicans and Democrats are again playing a game of chicken over the U.S. debt…

Economy May 24, 2023

Biden and McCarthy strike positive tone after debt limit talks, but no deal yet

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 22, 2023 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy left their…

Economy May 23, 2023

A default on the U.S. debt would be far worse than a government shutdown. Here’s how.

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 22, 2023 WASHINGTON — A U.S. default on its debt would have a…

Economy May 11, 2023

US debt default could trigger dollar’s collapse – and severely erode America’s political and economic might

by Michael Humphries, Touro University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Congressional leaders at loggerheads over a debt ceiling impasse sat down with President Joe Biden…

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