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CEO succession can be a tricky business, and not just on TV
May 21, 2024
The pending departure of JPMorgan Chase boss Jaime Dimon highlights the difficulties of replacing the person at the top.
Inflation and politics have always been connected
May 21, 2024
Rising costs have long been a concern for Americans. What's changed is how the government intervenes in prices, economist Carola Binder writes.
When Foxtrot and Dom's grocery stores closed, local vendors were left scrambling
May 21, 2024
Hundreds of vendors were caught off guard when Outfox Hospitality abruptly shut down stores in Illinois, Texas and the Washington, D.C., area.
New research finds Native households are more financially stressed
May 21, 2024
The Fed's annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking doesn't include breakout data on American Indian and Alaska Native households. New research aims to fill that data gap.
Texans brace for high electric bills as temperatures rise
May 21, 2024
In Houston, the energy capital of the world, low prices are not a given. Experts would like to see more capacity and more conservation.
What it's like to create an indie film during the golden era of indie video games
by
Ellen Rolfes
May 21, 2024
Filmmaker Lisanne Pajot reflects on how the challenges she faced making an indie film mirrored the struggles their subjects faced developing an indie game.
For some, a multigenerational household involves both love and economics
May 21, 2024
Following a stroke and Parkinsonism diagnosis, the family of Carol Lawler decided it would be best to come — and live — together.
For public good, not for profit.
State legislatures advance measures to support local news
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
May 21, 2024
Bills in New York and California include things like tax credits for employing local journalists and taxes on Meta and Google.
Bad weather, bad news for homeowners seeking insurance in Texas
May 21, 2024
More severe weather events means higher rates and more Texans forced into state insurance plans.
Now that the Dali has moved, will business in the Port of Baltimore return to normal?
May 20, 2024
The Coast Guard expects to allow the same size and kinds of cargo ships to come into the port that were able to prior to the bridge collapse.