KAMPALA, UGANDA — Avis Natukunda would still be in private school if it weren’t for a lack of teachers. The aspiring economist needed to pass her exams to be able to go to university, but when she sought out her teachers, particularly her math teacher, to go over materials she didn’t understand, they were nowhere … Read more
James Bullard, the former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis from 2008-2023 and a former member of the Federal Open Market Committee, was named the dean of the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., School of Business at Purdue University in July 2023. Bullard talked with Global Finance magazine recently about a wide range … Read more
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A settlement between the National Association of Realtors, or NAR, and plaintiffs in several lawsuits challenging the practice of commission-sharing went into effect Saturday. And while the agreement aims to reduce the fee percentage paid to real estate agents, there could be an additional consequence. A working paper published Monday by the National Bureau of … Read more
How is empathy “passed down” in this way? When parents respond to children’s distress in a supportive, empathetic way, it gives children a model for how to respond to the distress of others. Friendships in the teen years may then give children a chance to practice and hone the empathy skills that they learned from … Read more
Critical thinking is the ongoing application of unbiased analysis in pursuit of objective truth. Although its name implies criticism, critical thinking is actually closer to ‘truth judgment‘ based on withholding judgments while evaluating existing and emerging data to form more accurate conclusions. Critical thinking is an ongoing process emphasizing the fluid and continued interpretation of … Read more
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We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. Learn more. The price of gold set a new all-time high on Tuesday, propelling the cost of a single gold bar to over $1 million for the … Read more
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