economy

FIU panel discusses the future of aging in Cuba

Conor Moore and Kaysea Suzana | Staff Writers Cuba is on track to becoming one of the world’s oldest countries.  On Sept. 7, Cuban expert and researcher Sergio Díaz-Briquets and Visiting Scholar Elaine Acosta González discussed a potential crisis scenario in the coming decades if Cuba continues business as usual. In a slideshow of graphs […]

Shelter In Place, Or Open Up The Country?

Frederic Aurelien/Staff Writer “I’m gonna have to make a decision, And I only hope to God that it’s the right decision. But… I would say without question, it’s the biggest decision I’ve ever had to make.” That quote comes from sitting President Donald J. Trump. There is no doubt this has been a question of […]

The Economic Crisis Amidst Coronavirus Is Hitting Us Hard

Frederic Aurelien/Staff Writer I would love to tell you that the world is at a turning point, but given the circumstances, it seems that the world has stopped turning. Since the global outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (better known as COVID-19), practically every major nation on Earth has been shut down. Hospitals are overwhelmed, medical […]

All The Freebies To Help You Through The Coronavirus Shutdown

Anna Radinsky & Cristina Gonzalez/PantherNOW Staff Saving money and preventing stress from the coronavirus pandemic has been made a lot easier thanks to free or discounted services.  From free food delivery to free WiFi, companies are providing customers with services and products to help make quarantine a little easier.  Read below for all of the […]

Florida’s Economy is Booming, Influencers Say it’s Time to Disrupt it

Florida’s economy continues to grow, and so does its population. At the Florida Priorities Summit, produced by the Miami Herald and hosted by the University of Miami, experts weighed in on how they think the state’s economy needs to adjust. Some influencers think the next step in Florida’s economy is technology, not tourism. Melissa Medina, […]

Minimum Wage Woe

This week, a Chipotle in San Francisco got a taste of what happens when gov. interferes with Capitalism, a teaching moment for well-intentioned but economically illiterate millennials.

What cheaper gas means to college students

Image by Matthew Youngberg via Flickr Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com Aside from the obvious benefit of paying less at the pump, many FIU students will feel the effects of lower gas prices in ways that they perhaps did not expect. While the President and many politicians on both sides of the isle rush […]

Editorial: University Student Pay Cut Backs

An Editorial on the cutting back of Student Pay and hours on the University campus.

Ukraine peninsula “on fire as we speak”

Ukraine remains in the middle of Europe and Russia -- not only geographically, but politically and culturally.

Youth unemployment rate barely budges in recent job reports

Generation Opportunity recently released its Millennial Jobs Report for December 2013 which pointed to an effective 15.9 percent non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for 18 to 29 year olds, only a slight drop from June 2013’s 16.1 percent rate.

Hard times, harder requirements: Students plea for financial aid as it becomes more scarce

As a result of economic hard times and a constant increase in enrollment numbers, students at the University will have to meet different, more difficult requirements to qualify for financial aid.

Tuition increase said to benefit financial aid and advising

Gov. Scott is lobbying for universities to cut tuition rates by the same percentage to prevent tuition hikes for students, but University officials said the revenue is needed to compensate for losses generated by the downturn in the economy and state budget cuts.
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