Economics

Is the US Too Dependent on China for Medical Supplies?0
- Economics
- March 23, 2020
The COVID-19 coronavirus – which originated in Wuhan, China, and turned into a pandemic across the globe – should spur America to examine its options as it relates to China’s outsized role in this country’s medical supply chain, some experts say. Amy Anderson, an assistant professor of nursing at Texas Christian University and the University
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Advanced Degrees Bring Higher Starting Salaries – but Also Higher Debt 0
- Economics
- March 20, 2020
People with a master’s degree or doctorate can bank on a much higher starting salary than those with the same major but only a bachelor’s degree. That’s according to a recent survey of employers by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. We reached the same conclusion about the payoff for advanced degrees in a
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Covid-19: Just the Facts 0
- Economics
- March 19, 2020
Given the spread of misinformation about Covid-19, Just Facts is providing a trove of rigorously documented facts about this disease and its impacts. These include some crucial facts that have been absent or misreported in much of the media’s coverage of this issue. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes that “this is an emerging, rapidly evolving
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The Myth That the President and the Fed Direct the Stock Market 0
- Economics
- March 17, 2020
If you own stocks, you’re probably searching for explanations about the sudden bear market. The answers you find likely start with an event: what the Fed does, what President Trump does, or what the coronavirus does. For example, last week, news stories conflated a speech by President Trump with the market decline: “The president’s prime
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‘Going Big’: White House Says COVID-19 Relief Checks on Way to Americans 0
- Economics
- March 17, 2020
To stimulate a flagging economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “going big” by sending out checks directly to Americans. During the daily briefing with the White House’s coronavirus task force, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said more details are coming, but suggested the amount of money in the checks
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Government COVID-19 Tests Were Awful, Now Private Labs Are Saving the Day 0
- Economics
- March 17, 2020
The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. As of Friday afternoon, there are 132,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, and the global death toll has topped 5,000 people. The fast-spreading virus claimed 196 lives in Italy, on Tuesday alone. At this time, 90 percent of all cases are in four countries:
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