Dow Jones down after a bad week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, shortly after remarkable growth in January and last year, has fallen; some say it's just a correction.
Economics
Dow Jones passes 25,000
Stocks continue to climb, with the Dow Jones reaching the latest 1000-point milestone faster than any other 1000-point mark.
Maybe we turned a corner in empowering women
The #MeToo movement isn't over yet, not by a long shot. Everywhere, including in high schools, women and men are just starting to get it.
New business curriculum: MAGA, #MeToo, NFL, Uber
Responding to popular protests, mistreating women, and acknowledging a growth culture are being hastily added to business curricula in the US.
Want trumps need as Congress passes tax reform
The new tax law passed, and most Americans can be expected to get a few more dollars every paycheck. What will it cost us?
31 Republicans challenge tax on grad tuition waivers
The provision in the tax reform act that makes graduate tuition waivers taxable might go away, thanks to 31 Republican reps.
#GradTaxWalkout planned for noon today
A tax on graduate school tuition waivers as regular income is unfair & catastrophic. Students in the US take to the streets.
Grad student tuition waivers should be tax-free
What will the eventual tax reform legislation Congress finally passes contain? Not sure yet, but a few parts of it have us concerned.
Federal tax reform would wipe out key deductions
Proposed tax changes are in play in Congress. We feel compelled to oppose them because they would negatively affect schools.
Closure of DNAinfo Chicago is hard to swallow
The closure of another local news bureau will have a negative impact on stories that are national or international in scope.