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College Majors With Highest (and Lowest) Unemployment

People who have graduated from college are historically more likely to be employed than those who have not. The unemployment rate for those with a four-year bachelor’s degree is 2.7% – lower than the…

Charles Stockdale · 9 years ago

6 Most Important Things in the Business World Now

The initial public offering of Saudi Aramco has been delayed, Mattel has slashed its dividend, and are the Federal Reserve's plans for future rate increases flawed?

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 years ago

12 Worst States for Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a debilitating, sometimes fatal infection passed to humans by infected blacklegged ticks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 30,000 cases of the disease each…

Sam Stebbins · 9 years ago

Wednesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Wednesday saw a mixed reaction in the broad markets with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq largely down offsetting Tuesdays gains, and the Dow remaining relatively flat. Crude oil was perhaps the biggest drag on…

Chris Lange · 9 years ago

Sexism Controversy Weighs on Valuation of Unicorn Uber

The controversy engulfing maverick ride-sharing company Uber might bring the $69 billion value of this high-flying unicorn — more like Pegasus — back to earth. The latest body blow to Uber, which is battling…

John Harrington · 9 years ago

Is the Dow Less Than 1% Away From Its 2017 Peak?

With a Federal Reserve rate hike decision, investors have to keep in mind what to think of the stock market heading into the rest of this summer and what to expect for the rest…

Jon C. Ogg · 9 years ago

Why Wedbush Sees Starbucks Slowing Down

Starbucks has made a decent run in 2017 so far, as the stock is up about 9% year to date, but one analyst thinks that Starbucks might slow down for the rest of the…

Chris Lange · 9 years ago