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Tuesday, April 01, 2025 10:16 PM ET

The Conversation - Business

Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here's how this could affect its economy - Ross Bennett-Cook, Leeds Beckett University

4 days ago

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices -- Tracy Roof, University of Richmond

14 hours ago

Planned blackouts are becoming more common − and not having cash on hand could cost you -- Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University

14 hours ago

We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence -- Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, UMass Amherst; Jorge Quesada Velazco, UMass Amherst, and Kevin L. Young, UMass Amherst

4 days ago

Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure -- Jack Buffington, University of Denver

8 days ago

What Trump could learn from the British and Irish trade war of the 1930s -- Richard Carr, Anglia Ruskin University

13 days ago

Investors value corporate tax responsibility – at least when the company is based somewhere with a lot of inequality, research shows -- Erica Neuman, University of Dayton and Curtis Farnsel, University of Dayton

1 month ago

What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone -- James B. Rebitzer, Boston University

2 months ago

High soybean prices in Zambia and Malawi may make chicken costly too: lack of competition is to blame -- Arthur Khomotso Mahuma, University of Johannesburg and Namhla Landani, University of Johannesburg

13 days ago

Trump shrugs off stock market slump, but economic warning signs loom -- Conor O'Kane, Bournemouth University

13 days ago

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8 months ago

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2 months ago

Trouble at Tesla and protests against Trump's tariffs suggest consumer boycotts are starting to bite -- Erin O'Brien, Griffith University and Justine Coneybeer, Griffith University

7 days ago

Aviation safety isn't just about pilot skill — it also comes down to corporate decision-making -- Thomas Walker, Concordia University and Hamed Khadivar, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

20 days ago

Identifying brands as Black-owned can pay off for businesses -- Oren Reshef, Washington University in St. Louis; Abhay Aneja, University of California, Berkeley, and Michael Luca, Johns Hopkins University

1 month ago

The dangers of 'Jekyll and Hyde leadership': Why making amends after workplace abuse can hurt more than it helps -- John Sumanth, Wake Forest University; Haoying Xu, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sean Hannah, Wake Forest University, and Sherry Moss, Wake Forest University

1 month ago

How Elon Musk's deep ties to – and admiration for – China could complicate Trump's Beijing policy -- Linggong Kong, Auburn University

1 month ago

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8 months ago

US workers with remote-friendly jobs are still working from home nearly half the time, 5 years after the pandemic began -- Radostina Purvanova, Drake University and Alanah Mitchell, Drake University

18 days ago

Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it -- Laura Rees, Oregon State University and Ray Friedman, Vanderbilt University

25 days ago

Managers can help their Gen Z employees unlock the power of meaningful work − here's how -- Kelly Kennedy, Ed.D., University of Connecticut and Cathleen Swody, Ph.D., University of Connecticut

1 month ago

Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone -- Lauren Shallish, Rutgers University - Newark

1 month ago

Trump's moves to strip employment protections from federal workers threaten to make government function worse – not better -- James L. Perry, Indiana University

1 month ago

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8 months ago

African countries shouldn't have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist -- Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town

4 months ago

Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town

6 months ago

What are halal mortgages? -- Shariq Siddiqui, Indiana University

6 months ago

No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing -- Joonhyuk Yang, University of Notre Dame and Jung Youn Lee, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University

3 months ago

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7 months ago

Why Muslim American nonprofits are taking steps to build trust with donors during Ramadan -- Shariq Siddiqui, Indiana University

25 days ago

Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers -- David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University - Newark, and Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York

25 days ago

Nonprofits that provide shelter for homeless people, disaster recovery help, and food for low-income Americans rely heavily on federal funding – they would be reeling if Trump froze that money -- Dyana Mason, University of Oregon and Mirae Kim, George Mason University

2 months ago

How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid -- Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York

2 months ago

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8 months ago

With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there -- Dawn Szymanski, University of Tennessee

6 days ago

Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico could spell trouble for distilled spirits -- Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee

6 days ago

Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm -- Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, University of North Dakota

6 hours ago

What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer? -- D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University

2 months ago