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The Biden administration said it will provide guidance to colleges and universities as to how they can legally maintain diverse student bodies in the wake of…

Insider trading may seem like an easy bet to some, but it’s a dumb way to lose if you get caught.On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Manhattan…

The affirmative action cases the Supreme Court decided on Thursday were focused on admissions practices at selective universities. But the court’s decision could have implications for…

Though economic policies that would broadly uplift low-income people and workers in the U.S. — including access to better-paying jobs, a higher minimum wage, paid family…

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in the college-admissions process Thursday may have also dealt a blow to corporate America’s slow-going efforts toward…

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week after declining for the past three weeks, according to weekly data compiled by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.…

A recent case demonstrates the impact that a stock-purchase agreement and life insurance can have (or not have) on the valuation of a closely held company…

As bad as the inflation picture has been in the U.S., across the pond the experience has been far worse. In May, the United Kingdom’s year-over-year…

For the past century, educational institutions have used legacy admissions to give preference to family members of alumni or donors, especially their children. Data and various…

Huge tax and other subsidies for sports facilities are almost never good ideas. But two new, and especially egregious, examples of how public funds can be…