D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady at their monthly policy meeting on Sept. 20, 2023 — only the second time they have done so since embarking on a rate-raising campaign a year and a half…
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, Vanderbilt University Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s own words play a starring role in the government’s case to break up his social network. “It is better to buy than compete,”…
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) Texas AG says the tech giant eliminates its competition and “crowned itself the king of online advertising.” Texas filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc, owner of Google,…
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University Congress may be close to a deal on another coronavirus bailout, but Senate Republican demands for liability protections for businesses remain a major obstacle. Senate Majority…
How TikTok is upending workplace social media policies – and giving us rebel nurses and dancing cops
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon As the Thanksgiving holiday was winding down, a medical center in Salem, Oregon, found itself in the middle of a frothing social media mess. A nurse…
Charles Hankla, Georgia State University Since becoming president-elect, Joe Biden has signaled that restoring America’s leadership on the world stage is among his highest priorities – an intention aptly demonstrated by his…
Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, announced on Instagram in November 2020 that he was giving 16 organizations a total of about US$800 million for a…
R. Andrew Butters, Indiana University Editor’s note: President-elect Joe Biden has said fixing the economy will be one of his administration’s top priorities when he takes office in January. R. Andrew Butters,…
Kevin L. Young, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tuugi Chuluun, Loyola University Maryland Janet Yellen may soon become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department, about six years after shattering another…
The California Public Utilities Commission’s consumer watchdog has recommended that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) be fined $165 million over after failing to warn customers over a series of intentional power…