9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (568+ words) A very low sale price can make the next offer less appealing, even to someone who bought during the earlier promotion, according to new research published in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. The study by Tieyuan Guo of the…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago   (458+ words) US consumer prices rose 0.4% in August, up from July’s 0.1% increase, as more expensive gasoline added pressure to household budgets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision. The annual inflation rate held at 3.4%, according to figures released by the Bureau…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (663+ words) A 2026 review of research on automated vehicles estimates that adoption could increase total driving in US cities and metropolitan areas, even as the technology promises greater independence for people who cannot drive. The analysis in Travel Behaviour and Society combined…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (674+ words) Global greenhouse gas emissions from petrochemical production could rise by about 50% between 2023 and 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario, according to a new study. Its facility-level analysis also identifies a concentration of emissions that could help governments and companies decide where to…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (477+ words) Governments kept revenue-raising tax measures relatively limited in 2025 while offering incentives for investment, despite mounting pressure to fund public services and pay interest on debt, according to an OECD report covering reforms in 92 jurisdictions. The review covers measures introduced or…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (599+ words) The World Bank Group estimates that expanding water reuse for industrial and drinking-water supplies could create up to $340 billion in investment opportunities by 2040. For factories, the decision depends on the cost of producing reliable water at the quality their processes…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (900+ words) People from lower social classes were less likely to negotiate workplace rewards in research involving 11,344 participants. In a separate hiring experiment within the project, a salary request also brought a larger penalty in perceived cooperativeness when the applicant was presented…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1052+ words) El Niño is established in the tropical Pacific and is expected to become very strong, the World Meteorological Organization said on September 3. Its forecasts put the probability of the event continuing through February 2027 at nearly 100%, extending the period of weather…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (895+ words) A Europe-wide housing study estimates that 44% of the population covered lives in areas where an average regional income would support buying less than 50 square meters (538 square feet) of housing. The pressure is concentrated in many capital regions, major cities and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (716+ words) Customers in an Italian pizza-delivery market placed enough weight on speed that, for the median consumer, cutting the wait by half was worth more than 20% of the order price. The researchers found that impatience can protect nearby sellers from price…...