Private Equity Man offering to buy a woman's small hot dog cart business

Private equity firms turn profits by boosting small businesses

Private equity firms earned a reputation in the 1980s as corporate raiders. But a recent University of Georgia study found modern buyouts generate profit because they supply what small and mid-sized businesses need to thrive: capital.

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Study offers new perspective on the 2008 housing crash

It’s been 15 years since the 2008 housing bubble burst and sent the American economy into a tailspin, but pundits and academics are still trying to get a full picture of what caused the housing crash.

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Did my computer say it best?

With autocorrect and auto-generated email responses, algorithms offer plenty of assistance to help people express themselves.