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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Grocers try to scare up profits with early Halloweeen candy sales
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The kids are barely back to school and grocery stores are already hawking Halloween candy. Tippie professor Peggy Stover explains why.
Why silver hurts more than bronze
Monday, July 22, 2024
Research fby professor Andrea Luangrath shows that Olympic silver medalists seem less happy than their bronze-winning counterparts.
For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Second-place finishers lament how close they got; third-place finishers just happy to be there.
How popular is election betting?
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Marketing professor and director of Iowa Electronic Markets Thomas Gruca spoke with CNN about what makes prediction markets different than traditional gambling.