Stories Tagged as
Equity
Will you be paying in cash or stock? How companies buy other firms.
by
Justin Ho
Nov 7, 2019
The difference between paying in cash, stock or a combination of the two says a lot about the nature of the merger itself. It also can reflect how the companies feel about the overall economy.
Many states still suspend driver's licenses for unpaid fines that are not related to driving
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Nadege Green
Sep 25, 2019
In some states, like Florida, government agencies depend on fines to make up budge shortfalls.
Racial disparities in home appreciation values may perpetuate a homeownership gap
Jul 17, 2019
A study explores reasons some African Americans may be at a disadvantage when trying to build home equity.
One way Oakland is fighting racial inequality? By fixing potholes
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Ben Bradford
May 15, 2019
Every city must contend with potholes, but some of the streets in Oakland, California, look like they’ve survived the climactic fight in a superhero film. “Some of them [potholes] are big enough that, if it rains my little great-nephew can swim in them,” says Tracy Greene, a resident of East Oakland. In another neighborhood, Fruitvale, […]
At $6 trillion, "tappable" home equity reaches new high
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Amy Scott
Sep 26, 2018
So far, homeowners are resisting cashing out.
To help diversify American orchestras, one group is helping to get players to auditions
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Nadege Green
Aug 30, 2018
Gabrielle Skinner is in a coaching session for auditions at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. She’s one of 18 musicians here, and she plays an excerpt from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony on her viola. Skinner, who plays with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York, is Latina and said sometimes she’s treated like an […]
Bike share programs have largely missed poor neighborhoods
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Erika Beras
Jun 7, 2018
But new efforts are seeking to remove barriers to riding like the need to have a smartphone or a credit card.
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Quiz: Can you spot gendered language in job ads?
Jun 1, 2018
Test your ability to catch masculine- or feminine-coded wording.
Women and their employers can both work to combat gender wage gaps
Mar 16, 2018
For every dollar that U.S. men make, women make about 80 cents. Black women make 63 cents for every dollar white men make. Latinas make 54 cents.
Poll: Nearly half of the women who experienced sexual harassment leave their jobs or switch careers
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Erika Beras
Mar 9, 2018
New numbers from the Marketplace-Edison Research Poll reflect the economic effects of workplace harassment.