Mary Childs
Stories
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Business
The population problem in Singapore is also an economic problem
Singapore's government said that its fertility rate has fallen to a record low. It's one of many industrialized countries trying to encourage its people to have more babies.
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Business
Could an equation do a better job at setting a target interest rate than the Fed?
The Federal Reserve meets regularly and sets a target interest rate to keep inflation low and jobs high. But what if an equation could do all the work — and even do a better job?