/business/ en /business/news/2025/11/13/government-reopens-economic-uncertainty-lingers-what-consumers-should-know <span>Government Reopens But Economic Uncertainty Lingers: What Consumers Should Know</span> <span><span>Kelsey Cipolla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-13T09:07:19-07:00" title="Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 09:07">Thu, 11/13/2025 - 09:07</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/business/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-13%20at%209.05.37%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=f734827d&amp;itok=4fhgDZiu" width="1200" height="800" alt="U.S. Capitol Building"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/2544" hreflang="en">Academic Reputation</a> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/733" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Even as the shutdown ends, shoppers and businesses face a murky economic picture heading into the holidays.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/11/13/government-reopens-economic-uncertainty-lingers-what-consumers-should-know`; 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Leeds' Edward Van Wesep breaks down what you need to know.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/10/22/pennys-days-are-numbered-what-change-means-your-wallet`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:32:20 +0000 Kelsey Cipolla 19151 at /business /business/news/2025/10/14/how-outsmart-online-scammers-age-ai-according-cybersecurity-expert <span>How to Outsmart Online Scammers in the Age of AI, According to a Cybersecurity Expert</span> <span><span>Kelsey Cipolla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-14T08:58:21-06:00" title="Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 08:58">Tue, 10/14/2025 - 08:58</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/business/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/Screenshot%202025-10-14%20at%209.00.21%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=aa8cdff7&amp;itok=E5Ts11iN" width="1200" height="800" alt="Hands type on a laptop keyboard; the screen glows with green code"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/2544" hreflang="en">Academic Reputation</a> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/733" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>As cybercriminals use generative AI to craft more convincing scams, Leeds School of Business expert Sebastian Schuetz shares tips for protecting yourself.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/10/14/how-outsmart-online-scammers-age-ai-according-cybersecurity-expert`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:58:21 +0000 Kelsey Cipolla 19119 at /business /business/news/2025/10/07/how-privacy-rules-meant-protect-consumers-may-hurt-small-businesses <span>How Privacy Rules Meant To Protect Consumers May Hurt Small Businesses</span> <span><span>Kelsey Cipolla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-07T13:22:34-06:00" title="Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 13:22">Tue, 10/07/2025 - 13:22</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/business/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/Screenshot%202025-10-07%20at%201.23.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=7b86cee1&amp;itok=YVjderiQ" width="1200" height="800" alt="A woman stands against a wall with colorful stats and numbers projected on her"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/2544" hreflang="en">Academic Reputation</a> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/733" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>New research finds that laws designed to safeguard personal data can backfire, slowing innovation, raising costs and leaving disadvantaged consumers behind.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/10/07/how-privacy-rules-meant-protect-consumers-may-hurt-small-businesses`; 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ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ professor and humor researcher Peter McGraw explains why some punchlines delight audiences while others trigger backlash.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/09/24/why-we-laugh-or-lash-out-political-jokes`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:50:35 +0000 Kelsey Cipolla 19094 at /business /business/news/2025/09/23/how-does-growing-poor-influence-financial-decision-making-new-study-sheds-light <span>How Does Growing Up Poor Influence Financial Decision-Making? New Study Sheds Light</span> <span><span>Kelsey Cipolla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-09-24T10:11:36-06:00" title="Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 10:11">Wed, 09/24/2025 - 10:11</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/business/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-09/Screenshot%202025-09-24%20at%2010.13.48%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=bf2c1a42&amp;itok=FYU1c0nQ" width="1200" height="800" alt="Person pulls cash out of a wallet"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/2544" hreflang="en">Academic Reputation</a> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/733" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Research has long linked childhood poverty to financial risk-taking in adulthood. But a new analysis casts doubt on this stereotype.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/09/23/how-does-growing-poor-influence-financial-decision-making-new-study-sheds-light`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:11:36 +0000 Kelsey Cipolla 19089 at /business /business/news/2025/09/10/want-get-ahead-work-learn-be-funny <span>Want To Get Ahead at Work? Learn To Be Funny.</span> <span><span>Kelsey Cipolla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-09-10T09:07:49-06:00" title="Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 09:07">Wed, 09/10/2025 - 09:07</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/business/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-09/Screenshot%202025-09-10%20at%209.03.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=4ef48d00&amp;itok=jZ4j1vuF" width="1200" height="800" alt="Woman blows a bubblegum bubble"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/2544" hreflang="en">Academic Reputation</a> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/733" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Organizational leadership expert Tony Kong says humor is a strategic skill that can help you lead, connect and stand out—and his research shows why intent matters more than the punchline.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/09/10/want-get-ahead-work-learn-be-funny`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:07:49 +0000 Kelsey Cipolla 19051 at /business /business/news/2025/08/25/ai-headed-back-school <span>AI Is Headed Back to School</span> <span><span>Kelsey Cipolla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-25T11:50:01-06:00" title="Monday, August 25, 2025 - 11:50">Mon, 08/25/2025 - 11:50</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/business/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-08/Screenshot%202025-08-25%20at%2011.53.02%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=cd7a86aa&amp;itok=9DhD-4Ty" width="1200" height="800" alt="The back of a child's head as they look toward a large screen showing glowing lines of code"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/2544" hreflang="en">Academic Reputation</a> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/2470" hreflang="en">CUBT</a> <a href="/business/taxonomy/term/733" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Leeds professor and AI-in-education expert Jeremiah Contreras explains how classrooms are using artificial intelligence and what the rest of us can learn from it.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/08/25/ai-headed-back-school`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:50:01 +0000 Kelsey Cipolla 18959 at /business