US war on terror has cost $8 trillion, 900,000 lives in last two decades,...
Nearly 20 years after the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan, the cost of its global war on terror stands at $8 trillion and 900,000...
Why are so many Americans leaving their jobs right now?
The numbers don’t lie.
Americans are leaving their jobs in hordes, and many of those who haven’t left yet say they’re thinking about it.
A Microsoft...
TV ads inspire retail stock investing, shows study
Stock trading volumes in the United States have soared over the last year and much of it seems to be driven by retail investors.
With...
Who you bargain against can impact your home price
When putting a house on the market, who has the edge when it comes to selling for a profit?
Chances are—unless you're a full-time real...
How to predict a stock market bubble in real-time
A new method for identifying financial bubbles could help policymakers avert catastrophes like the burst of the 2007 housing bubble in the US.
It...
What executives are really saying when they dodge questions
Equity analysts and business reporters who cover corporate earnings calls are all too familiar with executives’ indirect answers to direct questions.
Execs may go off-topic...
Americans owe at least $140 billion in medical debt, shows study
Americans are actually saddled with at least $140 billion in outstanding medical debt, research finds.
The study from economist Neale Mahoney indicates a grimmer picture...
What makes an Olympic swimming pool super fast?
It’s not just fit, strong, and elite athletes competing at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo that make a swimming pool fast.
Structural engineering and...
Is Facebook ‘killing us’? New study investigates
Following the Surgeon General's July 15 advisory on health misinformation and social media, President Joe Biden remarked that Facebook and other social media platforms...
When insurance companies haggle over Medicaid costs, patients pay the price
When physicians and insurers haggle over reimbursement payments, health care providers lose revenue due to extra administrative burdens—an issue that is particularly acute with...