Store credit cards generate corporate profits and disgruntled workers
Clothing retailers sell their shoppers more than jeans and sweaters.
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2022
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New measurement suggests US undercounts people in poverty
The United States has likely been underestimating the number of people in poverty, according to a new household spending-based measurement developed by Johns Hopkins University and Bowdoin University economists. They found ...
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2022
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Millions may struggle to repay student loans if 'pause' expires in May, study says
A new analysis by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab and the Student Loan Law Initiative shows that the student loan pause improved credit standing for most of the 26 million affected borrowers who have had their payments ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2022
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More than 300,000 New Zealanders owe more than they own. Is this a problem?
New Zealanders, like many of their developed country counterparts, have built up significant debts in recent decades. There are differing views, however, on whether this constitutes a problem.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2021
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Students who cheat don't just have to worry about getting caught, they risk blackmail and extortion
When students use a commercial contract cheating service, getting caught by their lecturers is just one of many serious consequences that could damage them and those who trust them. They also expose themselves to blackmail ...
Education
Dec 1, 2021
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'Similar to ordering a pizza': How buy now, pay later apps influence young people's spending
Young people are often blamed for making irresponsible choices with money.
Economics & Business
Nov 2, 2021
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How to help consumers reduce interest payments across multiple credit card accounts
Researchers from the Norwegian School of Economics and University of Chicago published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines credit card minimum payment requirements affect consumers' decisions about how ...
Economics & Business
Oct 28, 2021
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Low level of education the clearest common feature behind payment defaults
Payment defaults are also more frequent among families with children and the recently divorced and their accumulation is common especially among young people and those with credit card and installment payment debt, according ...
Economics & Business
May 13, 2021
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Why older Americans are taking on more debt
Older Americans are accumulating more debt as they near retirement, according to recent research that reveals a troubling trend in personal finance among people in their 50s and early 60s.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2021
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Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight
A billionaire's private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2021
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