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Back to SearchThe state of the dollar store
Dollar General reports earnings tomorrow. The company already saw its stock jump last week after one of its rivals, Dollar Tree, reported a great fir…
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What happened to alternative energy investments from the 1970s?
The price of oil has gone up significantly since late February, when the US invaded Iran. And when oil prices see a crazy rise, it makes other source…
2 months ago
The hourly vs. salary wage gap
Hourly wages went up 1.7% over the past year, according to Indeed Hiring Lab. Salaried wages went up 2.9%, reversing a 2022 trend in which hourly rai…
2 months ago
From "How We Survive": How to Dim the Sun
Could dimming the sun be the key to cooling things down before the climate crisis worsens? Some scientists say yes, that we can cool the earth by lau…
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Cheaper EVs are on the way
The Jeff Bezos-backed Slate is a super bare-bones EV that can be configured as an SUV or pickup with starting costs in the mid-$20,000s. Chevrolet, N…
2 months ago
"Just me, myself, and I with the same bills"
More than a third of all Americans think they’ll lack enough savings to retire, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. For some, one s…
2 months ago
The great AI race to Wall Street
This week, rideshare drivers in Massachusetts unionize; plus, Robinhood lets AI agents trade on behalf its customers.
But first, there’ve been hints f…
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"Running out of that buffer"
The personal savings rate fell to just 2.6% in April — a low not seen since June 2022, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. That means Ameri…
2 months ago
Inflation's heading in the wrong direction
Inflation's heating up and is well above the Federal Reserve's goal. The central bank's preferred reading on inflation came out this morning for Apri…
2 months ago
A harsh economic reality for famers
Before war in the Middle East, roughly one-third of the world’s fertilizer shipped by sea moved through the Strait of Hormuz. In the last three month…
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