More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.
Category: University of Michigan
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Americans Are Expecting Higher Prices. That Could Unnerve the Fed.
More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.
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Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far
Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.
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6 Places to Go to See College Football
Go for the energy of the mascots, marching bands and touchdown cheers, but don’t miss the museums, art, nightlife and more that make these places special.
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The Report Card on Guaranteed Income Is Still Incomplete
A three-year analysis of unconditional cash stipends concluded that the initiative has had some success, but not the transformational impact its proponents hoped for.
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Richard Crawford, Leading Scholar of American Music, Dies at 89
American Music was a marginal subfield in the 1960s when he began his research as a student, and then as a faculty member, at the University of Michigan.
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Lynn Conway, Computing Pioneer and Transgender Advocate, Dies at 86
She made significant contributions at IBM, but she lost her job because of her conviction that she inhabited the wrong body. She later fought for transgender rights.
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Natalie Zemon Davis, Historian of the Marginalized, Dies at 94
She wrote of peasants, unsung women, border crossers and, most popularly, Martin Guerre, a 16th-century village impostor recalled in a 1980s movie.
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New Obesity Drugs Come With a Side Effect of Shaming
Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight.
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Black Americans Are Much More Likely to Face Tax Audits, Study Finds
The New York Times – Business:A new report documents systemic discrimination in how the I.R.S. selects taxpayers to be audited, with implications for a debate on the agency’s funding.
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Michigan State Football Player Who Hit Rival Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors
The New York Times – Sports:On Oct. 29, Khary Crump, a cornerback for the Spartans, swung his helmet and hit an opposing player inside Michigan Stadium.
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T.C.U. Topples Michigan in Wild Playoff Semifinal
The New York Times – Sports:Texas Christian returned two interceptions for touchdowns, just part of a zany back-and-forth upset of Michigan, 51-45, to put the Horned Frogs in the national championship game.