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Your landlord has just raised your rent by 10% and your mind starts running the numbers—should you cop it sweet or look to move?This post was originally published on this site

Self-employment can provide an alternative career transition to retirement, but only for those in good health and in high-paying careers, research from Trinity Business School reveals.This post was originally published on this site

What makes private equity firms target a publicly traded company for takeover? A new study from the University of Iowa published in the journal Review of Accounting Studies finds that private equity is often likely […]

The timing of filing for Social Security benefits is one of the most important decisions senior Americans must make. But few think about the implications filing early or late in life has on widowed spouses, […]

Whether it’s a hungry child in a war zone or a polar bear on a shrinking raft of ice, we’re all familiar with shocking images in advertising. Companies use them to confront us with difficult […]

In a paper published in Qualitative Market Research, researchers detail that as cash fades from our wallets, so too does our awareness of spending, leading to impulsive and unnecessary purchases. The study suggests that maintaining […]

Itai Sher, associate professor of economics, has published a new paper exploring the reliability of Generalized Social Marginal Welfare Weights (GSMWW) in tax policy comparisons. The paper, published in the November issue of the American […]

Call it an X-odus: In the week following the election, more than 1 million mostly left-leaning people joined Bluesky, a social media network founded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. Meta’s Threads also has reported growth […]

At least 70% of construction workers report feeling stressed at work, a new study by the University of Cambridge has revealed.This post was originally published on this site

Many employees know all too well the feeling of frustration that comes with a chatty customer or coworker who just won’t leave you alone at work. But new research from Temple University takes a closer […]