What GoFundMe conceals: The campaigns that fail
Most people are left refreshing the page and coming up empty-handed.
July 26, 2024
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Business
Homeless service providers could help more people overcome homelessness if they measured success dif
It doesn’t matter how many meals a provider serves. It matters how many people overcome homelessness.
July 25, 2024
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How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs they choose
Texas, Florida and 7 other states have no income tax, but they make up for it with other taxes. Sometimes those taxes mean…
July 22, 2024
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Biden’s and Trump’s ages would prevent them running many top companies – and for good reason
Research shows that companies led by CEOs over 65 tend to underperform in the stock market.
July 19, 2024
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Cutting marketing spending often backfires on businesses – new research could help investors disting
Cutting marketing spending helps businesses in the short term but often backfires in the long term. Research could help…
July 19, 2024
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Target just became the latest US retailer to stop accepting payment by checks. Why have so many stor
Next time you go shopping, leave your checkbook at home.
July 16, 2024
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Nutrition Facts labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of
The process of converting food into nutritional information is more than just a scientific process. It involves many political…
July 16, 2024
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Michigan’s thousands of farmworkers are unprotected, poorly paid, uncounted and often exploited
Michigan’s migrant farmworkers are the backbone of the country’s second-most diverse agricultural economy. Social and…
July 15, 2024
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Will a market crash one day be pinned on the Supreme Court? An accounting expert explains why recent
By injecting hidden risk into the financial statements of the listed companies monitored by the Securities and Exchange…
July 12, 2024
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Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a philanthr
Ending tuition might not result in more doctors serving the communities that need them most without further steps.
July 11, 2024
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Market trust at stake: What the Supreme Court’s ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy means for investors
The 6-3 Supreme Court ruling could create new risks for unwary investors – and a new reason for them to invest in index…
July 10, 2024
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Smaller family companies are the unexpected innovation powerhouses in many countries in the world
Small and medium-sized family businesses are more innovative than you might realize.
July 10, 2024
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Charities are allowed to do some lobbying, but many do none at all
Two scholars of nonprofits explain what is and isn’t permissible.
July 2, 2024
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To insure or self-insure? The question homeowners must answer amid impact of climate change
Homeowners insurance is so expensive that some people are going without it.
July 1, 2024
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Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over legal protections for the S
The company helped spur a public health crisis through its deceptive marketing and aggressive sales of prescription opioids.
June 27, 2024
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After years of explosive growth, fireworks sales have fallen back to Earth – here’s why
Setting off fireworks at home was as much a pandemic trend as buying a Peloton.
June 27, 2024
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More women in venture capital doesn’t mean more funding for female-led businesses, new research sugg
Changing a culture is hard to do.
June 26, 2024
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Journalism has become ground zero for the vocation crisis
Whether you’re a reporter, a teacher or a nurse, it’s becoming more difficult to find meaning in your work.
June 25, 2024
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US charitable giving dipped to $557B in 2023, but outlook is getting brighter
Grants from foundations are gradually growing as a share of all the donations Americans make.
June 25, 2024
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Court blocks grants to Black women entrepreneurs in case that could restrict DEI efforts by companie
A scholar of nonprofits explains why she’s concerned that the decision in the Fearless Fund case could discourage all…
June 19, 2024
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