We had news this morning from the Commerce Department, reporting the latest economic data on income and spending for the month of February — both rose. More on that. Plus, Northeastern University announces Monday its plan to launch a series of educational hubs embedded directly in select companies across the Bay Area. The Boston college says the program takes a unique hybrid approach—part online, part face-to-face instruction—and aims to draw in more women and minorities to the STEM field. How does it plan to do that? And over the past 50 years, women have made great strides towards equality in the work place. But when it comes to dating, most men still pay for the majority of expenses at the beginning of a relationship. In a day and age where women make as much as or more than men, why are they still not picking up the dinner tab?