How low cost airlines still keep ticket prices low despite rising competition, mergers

For more than three years, the average one-way fare between Detroit and Philadelphia never dipped below $308, and sometimes moved higher, topping $385 at one point. But then, early in 2016, fares suddenly started to fall, according to data from the Bureau of...

The American Greed Report: How to control your money, even after you die

Another way to seamlessly transfer wealth is to designate loved ones such as adult children as co-owners on investment accounts. Through an arrangement known as a transfer on death agreement, ownership will automatically transfer to your loved one when you die. And be...

Economic View: Get Ready for Technological Upheaval by Expecting the Unimagined

September 2, 2017 Economic View By SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN Self-driving vehicles could upend the transportation sector and eliminate a million or more jobs. Algorithms that decode M.R.I.s put a whole medical subfield at risk. And the list of professions and sectors soon...