Oregon’s Public Universities Contemplate Tuition Increases
OPB
Oregon’s public universities are looking at one major way they can stay solvent – tuition increases. But one Oregon university voted this week to keep that tuition increase minimal.
A Brief History Of Income Taxes
NPR
Taxes have been around forever. But the income tax? In the U.S., it's relatively recent.
Why Do Introverts Get Paid Less?
NPR
There's a gap in career earnings between introverts and extroverts.
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Trump's Trade War Forces Volvo To Shift Gears In South Carolina
The Chinese-owned Swedish automaker was originally planning to ship U.S.-made luxury sedans out of the port of Charleston and send them to China. Trump's trade war threw a wrench in those plans.
Business | Economy
Why Do We Still Use QWERTY Keyboards?
The story behind the first six keyboard letters are driven by economics.
World | Technology | Business | Election | Economy
A Guardian of Global Capitalism Warns Capitalism Has A Problem
The IMF finds companies are getting increasingly powerful. Here's why that's bad for consumers and for the whole economy.
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Kotek, Courtney Working Up A PERS Plan Of Their Own
The House speaker said Monday that a plan released by Gov. Kate Brown last week doesn't do enough to protect all public employers in Oregon from ballooning pension payments.
Business | Economy
The Cost Of Measles
The cost of a measles outbreak - to individuals, families, communities, and the country - is high.
Business | Economy
The Maple Syrup Cartel
Prices for most agricultural products change with supply and demand. Not maple syrup.
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Washington Utility Eager To Branch Into Hydrogen Fuel Production
It would be the first of a group of power companies in the Pacific Northwest to use their dams to make "renewable hydrogen."
Business | Economy
Solving Problems Caused By International Trade
Free trade may solve problems for businesses transacting across borders, but it can make life painful for their workers.
Education | Economy
Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone
Financial aid offer letters look vastly different from one school to the next, and it isn't always clear how much students will have to pay. "It's really the Wild West," one expert says.