How do you start your own company?
There are five basic things to address while starting your own company: Need, idea, product, setup and market.
July 12, 2021
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Business
3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet
New data shows how high prices and low incomes prevent 4 in 10 people worldwide from buying enough nutritious foods for…
July 9, 2021
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New York defines illegal firearms use as a 'public nuisance' in bid to pierce gun industry's powerfu
The state's revised statute will likely lead to a flurry of lawsuits against firearms manufacturers and gun stores.…
July 7, 2021
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Research shows labor unions help lower the risk of poverty
A study found that poverty rates among households with at least one union member were significantly lower than nonunionized…
July 6, 2021
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Fixing America's crumbling physical – and human – infrastructure: 3 essential reads
Three experts explain a few aspects of American infrastructure that desperately need investment.
July 6, 2021
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Supreme Court strikes down California's nonprofit donor disclosure requirements: 4 questions answere
In a 6-3 ruling, the court's majority said the requirements violated donors' First Amendment rights by subjecting…
July 1, 2021
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Trump Organization indictment hints at downsides of having no independent oversight – unlike compani
Publicly trade companies must have independent oversight and make regular financial and other disclosures. The Trump Organization…
July 1, 2021
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The US drug industry used to oppose patents – what changed?
The pharmaceutical industry overall has been deeply opposed to waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents, but a historian of the…
June 29, 2021
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What are tax havens? The answer explains why the G-7 effort to end them is unlikely to succeed
The G-7 wants to set a minimum global tax rate, which would make it harder for countries to act as tax havens.
June 25, 2021
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The gas tax's tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure
A bipartisan group of senators proposed the gas tax should be indexed to inflation to help pay for new infrastructure spending,…
June 22, 2021
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Conservative hard-liner poised to be Iran's next president – what that means for the West and the nu
Ebrahim Raisi became the favorite to win Iran's June 18 presidential election after his top opponents were disqualified.
June 17, 2021
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Too few women get to invent – that's a problem for women's health
Boosting the number of female inventors isn't just a matter of fairness. Inventions by men are more likely to ignore…
June 17, 2021
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Postal banking could provide free accounts to 21 million Americans who don't have access to a credit
About a quarter of census tracts with a post office lack a credit union or community bank, making the US Postal Service…
June 17, 2021
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What's the charitable deduction? An economist explains
Giving $100 to a favorite charity costs less than that for the roughly 8.5% of Americans who use this tax break.
June 17, 2021
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A court ruling against Shell and votes against Exxon and Chevron add pressure, but it's the market t
When big investors like Blackrock get worried about their returns, they have the power and incentive to make fossil fuel…
June 16, 2021
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5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $8.5 billion commitment to social and economic justice is a model for other
By not attaching any strings to the money, championing representation and generally taking care to respect nonprofit leaders,…
June 16, 2021
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Americans gave a record $471 billion to charity in 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemi
Normally, giving declines when the economy contracts. But charitable donations grew anyway, two researchers explain.
June 15, 2021
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Artisan robots with AI smarts will juggle tasks, choose tools, mix and match recipes and even order
Custom fabrication involves taking measurements, choosing tools, deciding on sequences of steps and ordering from a menu…
June 15, 2021
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What's the G-7? An international economist explains
The G-7 nations, which include the US and UK, form the foundation of the modern global economy.
June 11, 2021
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Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions
If shipping were a country, it would rank between Japan and Germany as the sixth-largest contributor to global carbon dioxide…
June 11, 2021
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