Mexican billionaire becomes largest NY Times shareholder
The New York Times Co. says Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is now the largest holder of its publicly traded shares.
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Page 13 - News tagged with recession
Child poverty pervasive in large American cities, new report shows
Years after the end of the Great Recession, child poverty remains widespread in America's largest cities. A paper just released by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), a research center based at Columbia University's ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2014
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Recessions result in lower birth rates in the long run
While it is largely understood that birth rates plummet when unemployment rates soar, the long-term effects have never been clear. Now, new research from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2014
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Long-term unemployed struggle as economy improves, study finds
While the unemployment rate for people out of work for six months or less has returned to prerecession levels, the levels of unemployment for workers who remain jobless for more than six months is among the most persistent, ...
Economics & Business
Sep 25, 2014
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After Great Recession, Americans are unhappy, worried, pessimistic, study finds
The protracted and uneven recovery from the Great Recession has led most Americans to conclude that the U.S. economy has undergone a permanent change for the worse, according to a new national study at Rutgers. Seven in 10 ...
Economics & Business
Aug 29, 2014
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In an already stressful workplace, Great Recession's health effects hard to find
The Great Recession of 2007-2009 had little direct effect on the health of workers who survived the waves of job cuts that took place during that period, according to a new University of Akron study.
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2014
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Surprising number of older adults weathered the 'Great Recession' without financial strain
The "Great Recession" may have put a dent in many older adults' pocketbooks, but a new study, which will be presented at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, finds that more than 40 percent reported ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2014
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No evidence that California cellphone ban decreased accidents, study says
In a recent study, a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder found no evidence that a California ban on using hand-held cellphones while driving decreased the number of traffic accidents in the state in the first ...
Other
Jul 17, 2014
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Survey: Math, science grads earn top dollar
A survey by the Department of Education suggests it may matter less whether your alma mater is public or private than what you study—math and science in particular earning recent graduates the most money.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2014
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Wealth inequality doubles among US households
Wealth inequality among U.S. households roughly doubled between 2003 and 2013, according to a new analysis by University of Michigan researchers.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2014
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