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