How Interest Rate Hikes Impact Everyday Consumers
Federal interest rates are at a 20 year high. So what does that mean for you as a consumer? How will rising interest rates impact your spending, saving, and borrowing?
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9 Tips On How to Prepare for a Recession
How likely is a recession? We're not sure, so it's best just to be prepared. But what steps can you take to be ready for the next economic downturn?
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Top 10 Global Supply Chain Issues to Look Out for In 2023
The global pandemic caused all kinds of global supply chain issues. Many of these issues still persist today. Find out which supply chain issues are likely to hit you hardest in the wallet this year.
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How Can Staying Healthy Help You Financially?
Being able to accumulate more money over the years and pay less in medical expenses and life insurance premiums are financial benefits of healthy living.
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Chokepoint Capitalism, by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow — Book Review
Book Review: Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We’ll Win Them Back, by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow. Boston: Beason Press, 2022. 303 pp. $26.95. Rebecca Giblin holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a PhD, both from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently a […]
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Health and Wealth: The Health of the Top Earners in America vs. Everyone Else
Can money buy better health? Not directly, maybe—yet research findings suggest that Americans with the highest income rates are also more likely to report better health status and achieve a longer life expectancy compared to low-income families. How pronounced is the difference in health outcomes between the ultra-wealthy and the rest of us? What factors […]
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Is Big Pharma Losing Business to the Supplement Industry?
Is the supplement industry stealing business from pharmaceutical companies? To better understand the competition and connections between these industries, we looked at market size and growth, the results of scientific research, and current trends and future projections in the pharmaceutical and supplement industries.
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Recession Proof Jobs 2023–Part II
In part two of our look at recession-proof jobs, we take a closer look at some ominous economic storm clouds ahead. Then we tell you about 10 more jobs that might help you weather the storm.
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10 Recession Proof Jobs for 2023
Which careers offer the best job security in the face of a rapidly changing labor landscape? Find out with a look at 10 jobs that are built to withstand economic downturn.
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How the Pharmaceutical Industry Needs to Improve
There are always opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry to do more—whether that means boosting value for shareholders, improving access to much-needed medicines in emerging markets around the world, or developing cutting-edge new drugs to cure, treat, manage, or prevent serious medical conditions. With these opportunities in mind, we asked a simple question with complex answers: how can the pharmaceutical industry be improved?
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