The U.S. is one of the world’s biggest tax havens
The single-story brick building at 1209 North Orange St. in downtown Wilmington, Del., looks bland and innocuous. But the building, home to the Corporation Trust Co., has an intriguing claim...
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How to tell if other people think you’re hot, according to science
One of the most pressing and mysterious questions for humans, the self-centered beings that we are, is what other people think about us. We expend a huge amount of time...
You might be among the richest people in the world and not realize it
Most people these days know that global wealth is unequal, and becoming more so. But the latest statistics that illustrate these trends are still mind boggling, no matter how you...
Could this be the largest IPO in the history of the world?
Saudi Aramco merits a lot of superlatives. It's the world's largest oil company, pumping 9.54 million barrels of crude oil a day. That's about one-tenth of the world's oil demand,...
The one number that’s eerily good at predicting your success in love
When people are looking for a significant other, they often try to find someone whose values, education, earnings, hobbies and even height match their own. But new research suggests there's...
These are the jobs where people are most likely to marry each other
You've probably heard of the big dating sites like OKCupid, Match.com and Tinder. But unless you are a love-hungry lawyer, teacher or farmer you may not be aware of smaller...
New book answers why it’s so hard for educated women to find dates
For many women these days, it's not "He's just not that into you" that's the problem. It's that "There aren't enough of him." So says Jon Birger, the author of...
Why the U.S. has such an amazing women’s soccer team
The U.S. women's national soccer team beat Germany 2-0 on Tuesday night, securing a spot for the American women in the 2015 FIFA World Cup final. The U.S. will now...
How the price of marijuana differs across the United States
The Internet makes it easy to compare prices for a lot of things — you can shop around for the best deal on shoes, or research what salary you should...
What you’d need to earn in every state to rent a decent apartment
If you're living in a one-parent household making the $7.75 minimum wage in Hawaii, you would need to work 163 hours a week to comfortably make your rent payment on...