They say your wedding is the most special day of your life. It may also be one of the most expensive. According to the online wedding registry and planner Zola, the average U.S. wedding cost $36,000 in 2025. By contrast, the median personal income is about $45,000 per year.
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Global Economies & Markets
Faculty insight on trade, markets, policy, global business, and economic change. This topic connects macroeconomic forces with organizational decisions, examining how leaders navigate uncertainty, regulation, capital flows, geopolitical shifts, and cross-border opportunity while building resilient institutions in markets that are increasingly interdependent.
It’s May — time to grab your remote and get ready to stream the wildly popular and often wacky Eurovision Song Contest. The world’s largest live song competition, now in its 70th year, draws some 160 million viewers worldwide. This year, it will take place in Vienna, after the Austrian singer JJ won the 2025 contest with his operatic pop-techno ballad “Wasted Love.”
Darden professor Les Alexander discusses the potential viability of a merger between United Airlines and American Airlines, and its impact on air travelers already weary from a tumultuous travel season. He offers a warning: Ticket costs and frequent flyer miles could be at risk.
The question of central bank independence came up during a fireside chat on Grounds with Philip Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank, hosted by economist and Darden professor Frank Warnock.
On Monday, during a livestream aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission, a jar of Nutella – the tasty hazelnut cocoa spread – floated through the spacecraft as the four astronauts were on the brink of breaking the record for traveling farther from Earth than anyone. We checked in with University of Virginia Darden School of Business lecturer and communications expert Steve Soltis for his insight. Soltis previously led executive communications at The Coca-Cola Company and United Parcel Service and is the cofounder of Arvo Advisory.
Three Darden students represented the School at the Fourth Annual Faith and Belief at Work MBA Case Competition, where they explored issues of faith, values and AI deployment at the workplace.
Half a million KitKat bars stolen—but Nestlé's witty response turned a heist into a viral PR win. Here's why.
Writing for The Conversation, Vidya Mani explores how the recent attacks on Iran are disrupting fuel prices and will affect much more – including packaging, household goods, appliances, medicines and electronics.
UVA Darden is expanding its Executive and Part-Time MBA programs in the Washington, D.C., area — without compromising the discussion-driven classroom model that defines the School. Vice Dean Melissa Thomas-Hunt discusses growth, scale and what it takes to build a high-engagement MBA experience for working professionals.
In the latest episode of Office Hours, a faculty spotlight series hosted by Darden Admissions, UVA Darden Professor Scott C. Miller reflects on how financial crises reshape societies.
