How Much Money Does March Madness Make?
The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, aka March Madness, is very big business. Will this year's take be even greater now that sports betting is legal in eight states? ...Read Full Story »
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Why Californians Are Fleeing the State
More and more Californians are considering fleeing the Golden State, and this is not the result of recent wildfires or earthquakes. In fact, high costs of living and housing prices ...Read Full Story »
Florida’s $815 Billion GDP Faces Major Threat
Florida has the fourth largest economy among all states, as measured by state gross domestic product. Much of this GDP is threatened by Hurricane Irma, which could undermine business and ...Read Full Story »
States Replenishing Rainy Day Funds, but Total Balances Smaller Than Before Recession
States have made progress in rebuilding their rainy day funds since the recession. However, most of them still have smaller total balances than they did before the downturn, according to ...Read Full Story »
Why Louisiana Is the Worst State for Business
Unemployment has steadily declined and remains close to a 10-year low. And with investors confident about the economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through the 20,000 mark early this ...Read Full Story »
Why Utah Is the Best State for Business
Unemployment has steadily declined and remains close to a 10-year low. And with investors confident about the economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through the 20,000 mark early this ...Read Full Story »
10 States With Best and Worst Business Taxes
Much of the toughest U.S. competition for new businesses and new jobs comes not from developing countries like India or Pakistan, but from one of the 50 United States. The ...Read Full Story »
Maryland Is America’s Richest State
24/7 Wall St. has released its annual analysis of America's Richest (and Poorest) States. Maryland was at the top of the list. According to the report: The U.S. Census Bureau ...Read Full Story »
Mississippi Is America’s Poorest State
24/7 Wall St. has released its annual analysis of America's Richest (and Poorest) States. Mississippi was at the bottom of the list. According to the report: The U.S. Census Bureau released on ...Read Full Story »
Americans Own 300 Million Guns — Where Can They Carry Them?
A study reported in the journal Injury Prevention last year estimated 300 million Americans owned guns in 2013. According to the data, the highest concentration of these was in the ...Read Full Story »
The Largest Company in Every State
America’s largest companies tend to be located in major metropolitan areas. New York City alone is home to the headquarters of more than 70 of U.S.'s 1,000 largest public companies, ...Read Full Story »
The 10 States With the Least Gun Violence
Violent death is a problem in the United States. Not only are mass shootings seemingly routine, but also U.S. firearm-related homicide and suicide rates are much higher than in other ...Read Full Story »
The 10 States With the Worst Gun Violence
An alarming number of high-profile mass shootings in the last decade, from Columbine to Virginia Tech to Sandy Hook to Orlando, have reignited the debate over gun control in the ...Read Full Story »
States Drinking the Most Soda
There are serious health risks -- including weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease -- associated with soda and sugary drink consumption. Partially as a result, the American soft-drink industry has ...Read Full Story »
States Drinking the Most Beer
Nationwide, beer consumption per capita has declined by roughly 4% since 2011. Still, beer is big business in the United States.The beer industry generates $252.6 billion in economic output each ...Read Full Story »
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