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Has Your Career Stalled?

Friday, November 22, 2024
Assistant professor Yiduo Shao shares tips to help older workers remain relevant.
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Betting odds called the 2024 election better than polls did. What does this mean for the future of prediction markets?

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Trump's victory was the first the Iowa Electronic Markets didn't predict, said profesor Tom Gruca.
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Funding options for small business owners with poor credit

Monday, November 4, 2024
Tippie assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship Miranda Welbourne Eleazar talks about alternatives to credit for aspiring business owners.
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UI researcher investigates why lonely people tend to buy things they don’t need

Friday, November 1, 2024
A University of Iowa study conducted by professor Alice Wang finds people who are lonely may find themselves unable to resist the impulse to buy.
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Opinion polls have Harris and Trump locked in a tight race. ‘Gambling polls’ say otherwise

Thursday, October 31, 2024
The Iowa Electronic Markets - run by professor Tom Gruca - is one of the oldest election-focused futures markets.
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US election bets surge, despite red flags and mixed record

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Election betting markets are getting widespread attention like they never have before, according to Tippie Professor Tom Gruca.
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Employers are hiring Iowans now for holiday jobs, from retail to deliveries

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Peggy Stover, who directs the UI’s Marketing Institute, says many retailers are looking to make immediate hires as we’re now less than a month from Thanksgiving.
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Working Iowa: Holiday hiring push ahead of shopping rush

Monday, October 28, 2024
Holiday hiring is already ramping up, says Tippie Marketing Institute Director Peggy Stover.
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Study shows when media attention gets hot, companies often cut back on lobbying

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Tippie researcher Miranda Welbourne Eleazar dug into the subject of how companies adjust lobbying efforts when responding to negative news.
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UI logistics study: Package delivery drivers should walk more, drive less

Monday, October 21, 2024
The study by professor Ann Campbell found delivery times could be cut by about 50-percent if companies designed routes built around walking.