Mar 30 Does it pay to get a double major in college? By Christos Makridis Students are bombarded with an array of competing opportunities during college, all with the promise that each will lead to a better job or higher earnings upon entering the “real world.”… Continue reading
Mar 30 Alexander Acosta, Trump’s choice for labor secretary, advances to full Senate vote By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Florida law school dean Alexander Acosta has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump's secretary of labor. A Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines, 12-11, to advance Acosta's nomination to all 100 members of the chamber… Continue reading
Mar 30 Senate passes reversal of Obama-era retirement savings rule for cities, counties By Associated Press The Senate has sent to President Donald Trump legislation to scrap a regulation encouraging cities and counties to set up retirement savings plans for some private-sector workers. The White House has said Trump will sign the resolution into law. Continue reading
Mar 30 Column: The 5Cs to follow when setting your kids’ allowance By Beth Kobliner Allowance is a fine, practical way to dole out money to your kids, as long as you follow these five rules. Continue reading
Mar 29 What to expect from the major changes coming to popular Medigap plans By Philip Moeller Many of the more than 8 million Medicare enrollees who now have C and F plans will face an important decision in the next two years. Continue reading
Mar 25 Colorado weighs strategy for guarding against marijuana crackdown By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its nascent marijuana industry from a potential federal crackdown. Continue reading
Mar 24 Column: How government data is crucial for everyone’s progress By Heidi Hartmann With the budget proposal shaping up from the new administration, all of us who depend on data to understand the world we live in must be fiercely vigilant about the implications for data availability and data integrity. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:02 The odds of a second term? You can bet on all things Trump By PBS News Hour The political prediction markets -- where you can bet real money on political outcomes -- have a track record of being better than any poll, yet they failed spectacularly in the November election. Even so, people are flocking to bets… Continue watching
Mar 23 Column: Trump’s budget and GOP health care bill will hurt older Americans By Philip Moeller Older Americans are under attack, along with poor, sick and disabled citizens. There is no way that enacting the American Health Care Act or the Trump budget in their current forms would not make life much, much harder for these… Continue reading
Mar 21 Quiz: Are you a sucker or an influence master? By Robert Cialdini Optimal persuasion is achieved through optimal pre-suasion: the practice of arranging for people to agree with a message before they know what’s in it. Continue reading