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How platform companies shortchange porn performers and ride-hailing drivers alike
On a porn set in California’s San Fernando Valley, a performer we’ll call Jake explains…
Category: Business
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Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows
When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too — even the…
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Too good to be true? New study shows people reject freebies and cheap deals for fear of hidden costs
If you’re offered a free cookie, you might say yes. But if you’re paid to…
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Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted)
Nearly everybody has emailed the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time.…
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Can listening to music make you more productive at work?
Listening to music can enhance our lives in all kinds of ways – many of…
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What are Veblen and Giffen goods?
This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to…
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Workplace diversity training programs are everywhere, but their effectiveness varies widely
Despite recent efforts to restrict them, diversity training programs have become as ubiquitous in American…
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Argentina’s soaring poverty levels don’t seem to be hurting president Javier Milei – but the honeymoon could be over
Argentina, a nation once ranked among the wealthiest in the world, has found itself grappling…
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Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure
You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more…
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What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?
Brian Blank is a finance scholar and Fed watcher who researches how companies navigate downturns…