6+ hour, 18+ min ago   (633+ words) Swedish household data point to a source of differences in wealth accumulation that is easy to overlook: how people weigh spending today against spending later. A study published in the Journal of Finance estimates that attitudes toward time vary more…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (568+ words) A very low sale price can make the next offer less appealing, even to someone who bought during the earlier promotion, according to new research published in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. The study by Tieyuan Guo of the…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (458+ words) US consumer prices rose 0.4% in August, up from July’s 0.1% increase, as more expensive gasoline added pressure to household budgets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision. The annual inflation rate held at 3.4%, according to figures released by the Bureau…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (497+ words) The 2017 US corporate tax cuts increased business investment and employment, but 87% of the estimated short-term private income gains went to the highest-earning tenth of Americans, according to research published in the September issue of the American Economic Review. The study…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (823+ words) A tax balance you can’t pay has a way of feeling like a locked door. The IRS projects an image of unlimited power, and the DC Office of Tax and Revenue has enforcement tools that reach beyond your bank account…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (521+ words) Bank of Japan board member Kazuyuki Masu warned on September 10 that accelerating inflation could force the central bank to raise interest rates rapidly, adding to the debate over how quickly Japan should move away from cheap borrowing. Speaking to local…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (477+ words) Governments kept revenue-raising tax measures relatively limited in 2025 while offering incentives for investment, despite mounting pressure to fund public services and pay interest on debt, according to an OECD report covering reforms in 92 jurisdictions. The review covers measures introduced or…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (900+ words) People from lower social classes were less likely to negotiate workplace rewards in research involving 11,344 participants. In a separate hiring experiment within the project, a salary request also brought a larger penalty in perceived cooperativeness when the applicant was presented…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (895+ words) A Europe-wide housing study estimates that 44% of the population covered lives in areas where an average regional income would support buying less than 50 square meters (538 square feet) of housing. The pressure is concentrated in many capital regions, major cities and…...