Business and Finance

This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.

A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.

Number of uninsured in California counties grew during recession

Following on a statewide estimate published earlier this year, the new analysis finds that the number of Californians without health insurance grew in all…

Rural Illinois Perspectives: Investment in an Innovative Approach to Entrepreneurship

According to the report's author, Greg Wise, professor and community development specialist and director for the Center for Community and Economic Development…

The luxury of engaged co-workers requires consistent and persistent leadership

A doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that in order to build a business with a high degree of employee engagement, managers not only need…

Outsourcing May Lead to Failure in Tough Times and Good

The latest study by Bigelow and her team on the importance of vertical integration – or the in-house manufacture of products – appears in the current issue of…

Foreclosure reduces a home's sale price by 27 percent on average

Foreclosure reduces the eventual sale price of a home by an average 27 percent, compared to the prices paid for similar properties nearby. Those nearby homes,…

The Impact of Owners in Mergers & Acquisitions

In the U.S. alone, deals announced in the last decade amount to more than $10 trillion. Yet analysis of M&A research concludes that — on average — mergers and…

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