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The Latest: Trump signs health care order
Oct 12, 2017
The order will aim to make lower-premium plans more widely available.
Where are all the women in economics?
Oct 10, 2017
Only 15 percent of tenured faculty in economics are women — worse than in STEM fields. Why?
Cost of military transgender care in the spotlight
Oct 10, 2017
The future of transgender members of the military remains unclear after President Donald Trump signed a memo barring transgender recruits from serving in the military. The Department of Defense is now reviewing the issue.
Richard Thaler wins Nobel for work in behavioral economics
Oct 9, 2017
The Nobel committee said Thaler’s work shows how human traits affect individual decisions and market outcomes.
Roughly 1.5 million people were unable to work last month because of the weather — the most in 20 years
Oct 6, 2017
U.S. economy lost 33,000 jobs in September due to hurricanes.
On infrastructure, now what? Trump's sudden turn away from public-private model brings uncertainty
Oct 5, 2017
With private money at a record level and projects ready to go, the president decides the partnerships are "more trouble than they're worth," leaving states to make their own deals with investors and to hope for federal funding.
In Houston, small business revenue was back on track a week after Harvey
Oct 4, 2017
While rebuilding will take time, many small businesses have rebounded quickly.
Amazon and Apple caught in latest EU tax crackdown
Oct 4, 2017
The EU has fined Amazon nearly $300 million.
Helping low-income residents benefit from solar power
Oct 3, 2017
Brunswick, Georgia is trying to install solar panels in a field, so it can sell the power to the local utility for a rebate that can be given to low-income residents.
Water managers look to new ways to save
Oct 3, 2017
Phoenix made a deal with the nearby Gila River Indian Community to share the tribe's water supply.