The assistant professor of sport management spoke about what really drives the economic impact of major sporting events. Share: Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X (formerly Twitter) Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page Alex Traugutt, assistant professor of sport management Elon University Assistant […]
The U.S. dollar firmed on Thursday after Reuters reported that Iran’s supreme leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, potentially complicating talks on ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The dollar tends to rise when tensions flare in the Middle East, as higher oil prices weigh on […]
The U.S. war on Iran has upended energy markets and gut-punched the global economy, especially countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. But the United States is not nearly as immune to the economic fallout from the war as U.S. President Donald Trump seems to think—and it is starting to show. There is […]
If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American trade truce and a path to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, that will give the world economy something it has lacked for the past year and half: a reduction in tail risks. In a year when so much has gone wrong, that is […]
A difference-in-difference, quasi-experimental design was used to estimate a “treatment effect” (PEPFAR), based on comparison to a control group (the counterfactual). The difference-in-difference design compares the before and after change in outcomes for the treatment group to the before and after change in outcomes for the comparison group. The outcomes of interest, their definitions and […]
May 20, 2026 The United Arab Emirates, long marketed as a secure destination for international commerce in the Middle East, is now confronting unprecedented challenges to its economic foundation. According to an Associated Press report, the nation has faced more missile and drone attacks from Iran than any other country during the ongoing war, and […]
May 19 (Reuters) – Gold prices fell by more than 1% on Tuesday on a firmer U.S. dollar and as persistent inflation fears kept interest rate hike expectations and Treasury yields high. Spot gold was down 1.4% at $4,503.98 per ounce by 1:45 p.m. ET (1745 GMT). Prices fell to their lowest level since March […]
As the spike in bond yields re-emerges as a risk for equities, some corners of the U.S. stock market are particularly vulnerable. Shares of smaller companies, especially those that are unprofitable or reliant on debt, are in the crosshairs. Economically sensitive sectors such as consumer or housing-related companies could falter, while dividend-paying stocks may lose […]
In an era with global economy marked by trade barriers, energy uncertainty and supply-chain disruptions, resilience matters as much as efficiency. In Global Lens, a China Daily”s column hightlights global thinker’s views, Bakhtizin Albert, director of the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said closer technological and industrial cooperation between […]
The economic and cultural impact of grassroots racing was front and center on a national public television program as PRI and SEMA were featured in a new segment on PBS’s long-running program “Market to Market.” The story, titled “Rural Racing Economics,” explored how racing serves as both an economic engine and cultural cornerstone in rural […]
