Personal Economics
  • A Pound-for-Pound Guide to Making More Money

    By Knowledge Wharton, Knowledge@Wharton

    More and more companies are implementing wellness programs to foster healthier workforces, from smoking-cessation coaching to weight-loss plans. But to design such programs effectively, employers...

  • Michigan governor clears way for state takeover of Detroit

    Michigan governor clears way for state takeover of Detroit

    By Steve Neavling, Reuters

    DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder cleared the way for a state takeover of Detroit, declaring that the birthplace of the U.S. automotive industry faces a fiscal emergency and that he...

  • Britain heads for new recession

    Britain heads for new recession

    By Olesya Dmitracova and William Schomberg, Reuters

    LONDON (Reuters) - The risk that Britain is entering its third recession in four years grew on Friday with figures showing that manufacturing shrank unexpectedly last month and mortgage approvals for...

  • Health Care and Mobile Apps: Brave New Medicine

    By ANKITA RAO, Kaiser Health News

    Hundreds of mobile apps now promote health and health care, but MedXCom, created by a N.J.-based surgeon, is one of the first to meet stringent patient privacy standards. It was designed to make...

  • Regulators move forward on foreclosure relief

    Regulators move forward on foreclosure relief

    By Aruna Viswanatha, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Borrowers whose homes were foreclosed on during the U.S. housing crisis will start receiving payments in April from a $3.6 billion fund under a previously announced settlement...