The U.S. Is Outsourcing Deportations to Liberia. Who Pays for the Burden?

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Liberia will accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. The unanswered economic question is who pays the administrative…

Megan Thee Stallion Kept Her Masters. Interscope Gets Distribution.

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Megan Thee Stallion’s new partnership with Interscope separates two pieces of the music business that are often bundled together: ownership…

Who Gets to Become a Doctor? The Economic Stakes Behind the DOJ’s Medical School Investigations

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Federal scrutiny of race-conscious admissions is colliding with a physician pipeline in which Black matriculation has already declined, raising a…

The Lakers Gained $2.5 Billion in Implied Value in 14 Months. Who Captures That Upside?

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The Lakers’ proposed $12.5 billion sale puts a striking number on the difference between helping create a valuable sports product…

Ghana Wants to Protect Cocoa. Farmers Say the New Law Could Strip Them of Control Over Their Own Land.

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Ghana’s new cocoa legislation aims to protect a vital export industry, but farmers warn that restrictions on land conversion could…

YouTube Is Doubling Its Monetization Barrier on the First Day of Black History Month

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YouTube is set to double key Partner Program monetization thresholds for new creators on February 1, 2027. BEDC examines the…

FIFA’s $20 Billion Deal Is Dead. Africa’s 54 Votes Just Became More Valuable.

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UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF now want an independent investigation into Gianni Infantino’s failed commercialization plan. With CAF still backing him,…

Africa Solar Manufacturing Grows, but China Still Controls the Supply Chain

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Africa is producing more solar equipment, but much of the higher-value technology and component supply still comes from China. The…

America Is Getting More Productive. Workers Are Getting a Smaller Share of What They Produce.

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U.S. productivity rose again in the second quarter, but labor’s share of output fell to 52.9%, the lowest level in…

Black Adults Are in Their Weakest Financial Position in Nearly a Decade

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Black financial well-being fell to its lowest level since 2015. The decline among college graduates shows why education and labor…

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