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Economy
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How to choose a college major with loan debt in mind
Sep 16, 2018 1:00 AM - If you don't know what you want to study, you can choose a major that won't leave you with student loans you can't repay. Here's how. -
Lottery math: Poorest Americans risk the most in hopes of striking it rich
Sep 16, 2018 1:00 AM - The lowest-income households in the U.S. spend an average of $412 each year on lottery tickets -- nearly quadruple the $105 a year spent by the highest-earning households, according to a new study. -
What's the most valuable college major?
Sep 16, 2018 1:00 AM - A Bankrate.com report released on Monday ranked actuarial science -- the formal term for the study of insurance -- the most valuable college major. -
'Broken' economics for preschool workers, child care sector
Sep 16, 2018 1:15 AM - Child care workers in the U.S. make less than parking lot attendants and dog-walkers. "If you can't get workers to do the job, then it's hard to expand the supply. And when the economy is good, that's when you need to expand the supply," said Marcy Whitebook. -
You can spend money guilt-free -- even with student loans
Sep 16, 2018 1:00 AM - Seemingly endless and urgent new priorities compete for your attention and limited income after graduation: housing, an emergency fund, paying off those loans. Here's one more you shouldn't ignore: yourself. -
Americans feel upbeat about wages -- but should they?
Sep 16, 2018 1:05 AM - Economists say the country is close to full employment, but pay gains for American workers have been flat since 2015. So why do Americans feel more hopeful about future pay raises than they have since the century began? -
Shelled vs. unshelled pistachios: A cost-benefit analysis
Sep 9, 2018 1:07 AM - Already-shelled pistachios seem like an extravagance reserved for investment bankers and derivatives traders. So I decided to run a cost-benefit analysis of shelled vs. unshelled pistachios to test whether my assumptions were correct. What I learned shook me to my salty core.
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What a 'silver tsunami' of retiring Baby Boomer business owners could mean for workers
Sep 9, 2018 1:07 AM - What a 'silver tsunami' of retiring Baby Boomer business owners could mean for workers
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Death of the salesman: Humans lose as computers close more deals
Sep 9, 2018 1:07 AM - The automation wave that has displaced so many workers in manufacturing and data entry is hitting the nation's sales force, particularly among "business-to-business" salespeople who sell to commercial customers. -
Trump poised to tax an additional $200B in Chinese imports
Sep 6, 2018 7:30 AM - The Trump administration may be about to slap tariffs of up to 25 percent on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, escalating a confrontation between the world's two biggest economies and likely squeezing U.S. companies that import everything from handbags to bicycle tires.
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