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This Startup Sees a New Business Opportunity: Teaching Gen Z About Money
The startup Mos, founded by a Tunisian human rights activist, aims to teach college-bound students the financial skills they didn't learn in school
Research Shows Working From Home Doesn’t Work. Here’s How Employers Should Tackle the Problem
Working from home doesn’t work for many workers. Employers need to tackle the problem with a new model, writes Mimi Nguyen
China Is Still the World’s Factory—And It’s Designing the Future With AI
"AI is the engine fueling the fourth industrial revolution. China is at the forefront in manifesting this change"
How a New Deal for Global Taxation Might Save Democracy
Every year, multinational corporations divert some $1.38 trillion in profits away from the countries where they were made to places with much lower, or even zero, corporate tax rates. And while much of this is strictly legal, that doesn’t make it right. Lower tax rates can encourage innovation and investment. But the combination of complex…
Big Tech Is Coming to Small-Town America, But There’s a Catch
Data centers run by Facebook, Google and other tech companies are expanding across the U.S., promising jobs and tax revenue but rarely delivering
Biden’s Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Evictions Frustrates Allies
The President faces criticism from some of his allies for not acting sooner to prevent what they view as an imminent housing crisis
Only Half of American Households Donate to Charity, a New Study Reveals
Donations to charity are reaching record highs, but the giving is done by a smaller and smaller slice of the population
Surprise Jump in Unemployment Claims Shows U.S. Labor Market Churn
The rise in initial jobless claims reflected outsize increases in four states—Michigan, Texas, Kentucky and Missouri
I Tried to Live Off Women-Owned Businesses. Turns Out, Men Still Run Everything
A record number of women run Fortune 500 companies. But they only make up 8.2% of the list.
130 Countries Back Deal on Global Minimum Tax for Multinational Companies
The deal now will be discussed by the Group of 20 countries at meetings later this year in hopes of finishing the details in October
5 U.S. Cities Saw the Largest Jump in Home Prices in 30 Years This April. And There’s No Sign Home Prices Will Go Down Soon.
U.S. home prices soared in April at the fastest pace since 2005 as potential buyers bid up prices on a limited supply of available properties.
The Federal Reserve May Start Dialing Back Its Low-Interest-Rate Policies Sooner Than Planned
Policymakers forecast they would raise their benchmark short-term rate twice by late 2023