The case for using rising market volatility as a signal to pare back on stocks — does higher risk always mean higher return?
Taking a stand on controversial issues can hurt sales, but the effect is brief
Groups with unsettled hierarchies can benefit from disagreements that establish a pecking order
Membership in a stigmatized group doesn’t predispose acceptance of other stigmatized groups
How vote outcomes affect feelings about society
New technology’s upending of the old creates demand for alternative assets to offset risk
Modern-day gender ratios are linked to countries’ agricultural roots
As major central banks adopt digital currency, emerging countries will feel mixed effects
Study suggests flat tax systems boosted GDP in former Soviet republics and satellites
Modifications curtailed foreclosures during 2008-09 crisis, but borrowers remained at high risk of delinquency
System provides digital record of payments for India’s vast self-employed ranks, satisfying lenders, and raising the likelihood of starting a business
Only after a Rush Limbaugh broadcast did evacuation rates diverge politically
Access to birth control among lower-income women was curtailed by pandemic’s lockdown
Doing worse than mom and dad is a drag on the entire economy
Alphabet’s M&A feeds its core business; Amazon’s more likely to push into new areas