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Education Nov 22, 2022

US students lost decades of progress in math, reading. Could this strategy be the solution?

Joi Mitchell fell into tutoring largely by accident, but in retrospect it all makes sense. The 27-year-old grew up in a family of educators in Chicago. After college, where she majored in business administration, some of ...

Environment Dec 5, 2019

California must act now to prepare for sea level rise, state lawmakers say

A special committee of California lawmakers gathered Tuesday, for the first time in five years, to discuss sea level rise and what the state needs to do to better prepare coastal communities from devastating loss.

Economics & Business Nov 27, 2014

Consumer sentiment brightens holiday spending

Consumer confidence posted its fourth consecutive monthly gain in November, rising to its highest level since July 2007, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

Business Feb 21, 2014

As IPO looms, GoPro enjoys spotlight

GoPro isn't exactly a household name, but anyone who's spent a little time on YouTube is surely familiar with the thousands of snowboarding, surfing and even skateboarding baby videos that its cameras produce.

Economics & Business Oct 28, 2013

Confidence falls, consumers view government as impediment to growth

Consumer confidence declined in October as consumers became convinced that the national government shutdown as well as other restrictions on federal spending would slow the overall pace of economic growth over the next several ...

Business Mar 20, 2013

Oracle shares fall on weak 3rd-quarter report (Update)

Oracle Corp. on Wednesday reported flat earnings for its fiscal third quarter, hurt by a continued drop in sales of hardware systems and a surprise decline in sales of new software—which the company attributed to a lackluster ...

Social Sciences Feb 8, 2013

America's partisan divide: Not as simple as it seems

(Phys.org)—Is the United States a bitterly divided country, split along harsh partisan political lines, or are we a nation composed mostly of moderates trapped between the extremists yelling from either end of the ideological ...

Economics & Business Jan 31, 2013

Survey reveals commercial real estate developers remain optimistic through uncertain times

Developers in California remain upbeat about the future of the multi-family and industrial real estate sectors—and cautiously optimistic about commercial office markets—according to the latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson ...

Social Sciences Jan 22, 2013

The politics of US gun control: Expert analysis on the fallout from Sandy Hook

The Newtown school massacre in December brought renewed attention in the United States and around the world to the issue of  gun control and led President Barack Obama to propose a wide-ranging plan to curb gun violence.

Energy & Green Tech Jan 15, 2013

Tax credits for energy efficiency are back

Federal tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements are back.

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