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June 16, 2025

What Makes the U.S. Dollar So Special?

Despite its ups and downs, the dollar has maintained global dominance for years. New research shows why that is—and why it might not last forever.

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June 14, 2025

How Your Business Can Adapt to Tariffs—and Come Out Ahead

Start by finding alternative sourcing locations. And if you don’t have them, build them now.

Members of a family business look over a spreadsheet.
June 10, 2025

Nepotism Can Be a Good Thing in Family Business—If You Get These 4 Things Right

Here’s a cautious promotion of strategic nepotism in the family business.

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June 1, 2025

The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals

Teams that acquire players from their competitors gain an advantage that goes beyond pure skill.

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June 1, 2025

No Credit History? No Problem.

A new type of score looks at people’s shopping behaviors and utility payments to determine their eligibility for loans and credit cards.

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June 1, 2025

The AI Tidal Wave Doesn’t Have to Drown Workers

As AI replaces job responsibilities, it creates just as many opportunities, new research shows.

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May 28, 2025

When Experts Pivot, They Pay a Price

“It’s not like we can’t enter a new area and hit a home run, but there’s just a far, far lower chance of that happening.”

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May 1, 2025

Meet Mr. Treadmill, Your Workout Buddy

Need some extra motivation to reach your fitness goals? Anthropomorphizing objects can help, new research shows.

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May 1, 2025

When Put to the Test, Are We Any Good at Spotting AI Fakes?

For the most part, yes! And the more we look, the better we get.

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May 1, 2025

Do Gut Feelings Change Over Time?

New research challenges the long-held belief that unconscious attitudes are set in stone.

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May 1, 2025

How Higher Pay Incentives Can Backfire

While increasing bonuses and commission rates might seem like a good idea, doing so can inadvertently harm the quality of an organization’s workforce.

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April 11, 2025

Our Colleagues’ Decisions May Influence Us More Than We Realize

The effect of peer influence “raises some interesting and potentially troubling questions about the nature of expertise and decision-making.”

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April 1, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Successful Experiments

As companies innovate, the resulting complexity makes further growth more challenging.

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April 1, 2025

Why That “Follow-Back” on Social Media Is Not Guaranteed

Regardless of their political ideology, people are less likely to follow back users from certain racial groups.

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April 1, 2025

How America’s News Diet Went from Local to National

While many view the internet as the death knell of local print journalism, the unraveling started decades earlier—with the rise of television.

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April 1, 2025

The Ripple Effect of an Uneven Credit Market

From freelancers to independent contractors, people who rely on temporary work are less likely to get loans and achieve life milestones.

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March 28, 2025

The Case for Muting the Boss

When discussing business strategy, leaders should leave room for new voices, who could spur the next big idea.

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March 28, 2025

Build a Successful B2B Business by First Engaging Consumers

Take the backroad to a B2B business model by stimulating demand from the bottom up.

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March 4, 2025

Why Small Firms Take a Pass on Profitable Opportunities

And how they can be encouraged to buy in.

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March 1, 2025

Does Satire Soften the Blow of Criticism?

Quite the opposite, in fact, even if it comes in the form of humorous memes, videos, or headlines.

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