In an era of nonstop headlines and growing political division, many workplaces still follow a familiar rule of thumb: Don't talk politics at work. New research from Washington State University suggests the issue is more nuanced, ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2026
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Could the rules of the options market be quietly costing you ten times more than your stock trades? A recent study in The Review of Financial Studies uncovers how current market rules protect high profits for option wholesalers ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2026
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Social Security's trust funds are projected to run out by 2035, but that doesn't mean retirees will be left with nothing. New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business reveals that most Americans misinterpret ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2026
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AI avatars are helping UK businesses save time and money, but without clear rules, workers are at risk and growth opportunities are being missed. A report published in the journal Synthetic Media Research Network, Replique ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2026
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A new study finds overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibilities to underlings, particularly in settings that involve complex transactions—such as hammering out the details of high-stakes deals. The paper, ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2026
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What if AI could predict the next financial meltdown? Sounds like a promising idea, yet as new research finds, the devil is in the details.
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2026
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Worries about the British economy have long been dominated by one persistent concern—weak productivity. Since the financial crisis of 2008, growth has stagnated, leaving the UK trailing well behind the US, France and Germany ...
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2026
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Unless your employer is Lumon Industries, where the "Severance" workday never ends, a canceled meeting can feel like a gift of limitless time. A Rutgers University study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer ...
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2026
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Hollywood loves a comeback story: a director who flopped and then returned with a masterpiece or the producer who went bust and bounced back with a winner. It's a narrative rooted in the business belief that failure is a ...
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2026
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During a widespread crisis, negative emotions don't simply go away once the workday begins. Organizational scholars who study how emotions affect employees tend to assume that negative emotions equal negative outcomes. That ...
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2026
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