Even if your market hasn’t been ravaged by the extraordinary storms this spring – and it seems the number of unscathed regions is shrinking every
If you listen to public radio, you’ve probably heard your share of pledge drives. But just like the car your parents promised you’d get at
Here’s a list of key terms and lingo to help you navigate airline stories: Available Seat Miles – a measure of capacity on a plane
To listen to the NPR story, click on the arrow: I’m used to hearing economists, academics and officials on NPR, explaining what’s happening with the
Friggatriskaidekaphobia. It sounds like a muttered epithet but it’s the technical terms for fear of Friday the 13th, the oddity of the calendar which folklore
Two big elements of the spring consumer spending season – proms and graduations – are worth another look for their ripple effect on merchants and
Nick Kusnetz of ProPublica.org didn’t let a lack of information from Chesapeake Energy and state regulators keep him from exploring why it took 13 hours
By Grant Hannis GOVERNMENT DATA For information on upcoming statistical releases (you can arrange to receive email alerts here, too): National Bureau of Economic Research:
By Grant Hannis This primer is for the novice economics journalist working at a local media outlet. Your editor is expecting you to know something
By Grant Hannis Balance of payments: A financial statement of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world, recording income and expenditure. Basis
By Grant Hannis Economics reporters can trip themselves up if they make elementary errors, undermining their credibility in the eyes of both their sources and
U.S. airlines were deregulated in 1978. Railroads were deregulated in 1980. Well, not really. While operating ostensibly as private business for three decades, commercial transportation
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