Is Bitcoin's rise driven by Russian pyramid schemer Sergey Mavrodi moving into China?
Bitcoin’s price jumped this week, but mostly in China. Is a notorious MMM pyramid schemer Sergey Mavrodi responsible? He wouldn't be the first hustler to get in on the market.
Is busking on the NYC subway more lucrative than streaming on Spotify?
Hopes&Fears ventures into New York City's underground to find out how subway buskers are faring in the age of playlists, piracy, and in-transit selfies.
Japan can no longer afford to give every new centenarian a silver sake cup
The country may end the gift-giving entirely, or find a cheaper way to continue the tradition.
Lack of education is as deadly as smoking
In 2010, 145,243 deaths could have been saved if the population who did not finish high school went on to complete a GED.
Sure, you get richer as you get older... if you were born during the Great Depression
Who's got a time machine?
What's your body worth on the black market?
The highest estimate values the illegal trade in organs at $1.2 billion.
Rich, dumb kids are more likely to get good jobs than smart, poor kids
Wealthy parents create 'glass floor' so their kids succeed, study finds.
More rich, educated people drink booze
More wealthy and educated Americans drink alcohol than do Americans with less money and less education, according to a recent poll.
How much is a beer at every Major League Baseball Stadium in 2015?
Boy, Red Sox fans have it the worst.
Rock and rollers have it right: living risky makes you happier
Many rock and roll stars untimely deaths have transformed them into legends. Now we know these behaviors quite possibly have economic and biological reasoning behind them.
Furniture giant IKEA to pay employees living wage
Not just meatballs and flat-rate packaging at the Swedish furnishing company.
UK will attempt to close gender gap by having big business spill their wages
David Cameron, the UK’s prime minster, announced that he wants large companies (those with 250 employees are more) to disclose what their employee wages are.
Most UK students are too optimistic about finding a job and will be sorely disappointed, study finds
Over half of UK college graduates are currently working in a job that they believe does not even require a degree.
One hundred dollars won't get you much in Washington, DC
The Tax Foundation has released a map which reveals how far $100 will get you in each US State.
US economy may be healthiest it's been since recession, unemployment rate at seven-year low
In June, US employers added 223,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent - the lowest it's been in seven years.
What the richest 1% make in 25 different countries
Where do the richest of the rich live? Apparently Switzerland and Australia.
Denmark might be eliminating paper money
The Danish government is considering eliminating paper money from its currency.
Top banks pony up large sum for currency manipulation
Five banks have been charged with tampering with foreign exchange rates, and have agreed to pay up $5.6 billion in fines.
