Hidden Costs: More Than Jobs Are Lost in a Government Shutdown
Another potential government shutdown looms as Congress struggles to fund operations. (A vote in the House is possible Tuesday.) Without a solution this week, thousands of federal workers face furloughs and citizens will suffer from diminished or lost services in the near future. For government employees, a shutdown would add insult to injury. Thousands already have lost their jobs due to cuts to agency payrolls from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), while all have faced uncertainty about their status, and aggressive demands to justify their contributions.
Supply Chains Explained: How They Work and Why Tariffs Can Strain Them
Supply chains are critically important to domestic and global commerce. Explaining and understanding them isn’t so simple. The Darden Report took a deep dive on supply chains with Associate Professor of Business Administration Vidya Mani, an expert on supply chains, to learn more about how it all works. For those who prefer to get the highlights and save the fuller report for later, find an AI summary of the main points at the top.
Q&A: How Could Tariffs Impact Your Wallet?
Up and down, on and off again – the seemingly endless tariff and trade war talk these past two months has been a mixture of predictions, percentages and political posturing. Executive director of Darden's Mayo Center of Asset Management answers questions on what those levies could mean to consumers.
Breaking Down the Super Bowl Ad Playbook
Darden professor Kim Whitler explains why Super Bowl advertising is such a big deal and breaks down recent advertising trends and how they perform with viewers.
Mayo Center Forecast: Economic Expansion Likely But Not Without Risks
Forecasting U.S. economic growth for the year ahead is always an uncertain endeavor. Doing so in 2025, with a new presidential administration, supercharged technological upheaval and ample global instability adds a thick layer of fog to the outlook.
Q&A: How Long Until the Super Bowl Is a Streaming-Only Viewing Event?
Instead of airing on a traditional network, the Super Bowl could one day be only accessed via a streaming platform, says Darden professor Anthony Palomba.
