Nov 01 Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse? By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 5:05 What Twitter’s decision to ban political ads means for other tech giants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent public defense of allowing political ads on his platform -- even those containing false claims -- drew substantial scrutiny. Now, the CEO of fellow social media giant Twitter says it will stop running political ads… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 7:44 For these seniors, entrepreneurial ambition is far from retiring By Paul Solman Entrepreneurs are often imagined as twenty-something recent college dropouts. But in fact, people ages 45 to 64 start businesses at higher rates than do their younger peers -- and plenty of seniors are in startup mode, too. Economics correspondent Paul… Continue watching
Oct 30 How taking Social Security early affects your ex-spousal benefits By Philip Moeller People often don’t think about the implications of how filing early for Social Security might affect their future entitlements to other Social Security benefits. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Fed's move reduces the short-term rate it controls — which influences many consumer and business loan rates — to a range between 1.5% and 1.75%. Continue reading
Oct 29 5 advocates and crusaders who helped define corporate rights By Elizabeth Flock Long before there were calls to break up Silicon Valley’s biggest companies, long before the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010, corporations had gained significant rights and powerful influence in the United States. “We the Corporations” author Adam Winkler… Continue reading
Oct 29 U.S. consumer confidence falls for 3rd straight month By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Consumers' perceptions about the present situation have improved, but future expectations frayed in October. Continue reading
Oct 29 Here’s the single phrase to watch for from the Fed this week By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Dropping this phrase from the Federal Reserve's meeting language would be seen as a hint that the rate cut the Fed is set to announce this week will be the last one it expects to make for 2019. Continue reading
Oct 29 Major U.S. coal company, Murray Energy, files for bankruptcy By Cathy Bussewitz, John Raby, Associated Press Former Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray said the move was necessary to access liquidity and best position the company for long-term success. Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: Boeing CEO tells Congress mistakes were made on 737 Max jets By David Koenig, Associated Press "We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong. We own that, and we are fixing them," Dennis Muilenburg said, according to comments prepared for delivery Tuesday to a Senate committee. Continue reading