Près de 6 millions de ménages américains, souvent par contrainte de coût, n’ont pas de comptes bancaires. Pourtant, de plus en plus de commerces refusent les paiements en liquide.
- Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
A cashless economy is a less inclusive economy.
Two and a half centuries later, some things haven’t changed.
The spirit of the season is free, but that tree is going to cost you.
Loyalty schemes tend to be the most generous when the economy has hit a patch of turbulence.
The threat to shut down the federal government to attain political goals appears to be an important factor in the budget negotiations.
History suggests that there’s risk of overplaying one’s hand when new technology is lurking.
With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paint a more complex picture.
Precautions taken in response to COVID-19 explain some but not all of the recent long delays in getting a passport.
Prom can be very expensive, but prices for clothes, photographers and other traditional gear haven’t climbed as much as everything else.
As the US increasingly becomes a cashless society, it’s getting harder to use currency to pay for things – including taxes. One fearless economist gave it a try.
Their popularity can’t be explained by the nostalgia of baby boomers or superior sound quality. So what’s going on?
Many Starbucks customers are irked by recent changes to its popular rewards program. But they may not have as much to complain about as it seems.
Offers of interest-free loans may sound appealing, but there are many risks as well.
The value of frequent flyer miles sometimes seems to defy the laws of economics.
Squandering all that money is easier than it seems.
The number of bank robberies is at about the lowest since the 1960s. A researcher investigates why.
Despite the highest inflation rates in 40 years, Apple chose not to raise prices on its gadgets. More bizarre, the consumer price index suggests smartphones are 20% cheaper than a year ago.
Inflation is soaring, but prices for typical back-to-school gear like backpacks, computers and new clothes are rising less than average – or even falling.
The latest data shows imports of bottle rockets, sparklers and other fireworks at a record pace, even as consumer demand appears likely to wane. That could create opportunities for patient revelers.
We asked four experts to explain what gas taxes are used for and whether waiving them will make much of a difference to American households.
Consumers are feeling pain at the pump and demanding solutions. Some politicians are pushing gasoline tax waivers – but that means less money to fix roads, and often not much economic relief.
While the numbers of people quitting their jobs in 2021 are higher than normal, a closer look at all the existing data suggests the current trend isn’t as dramatic as news headlines imply.
The country became the first to make bitcoin a formal part of its payments system, but whether it’ll catch on is another story.
An economist explains what a recession is, who decides and why it took so long to learn that the COVID-19 downturn was officially over.
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