Grant Suneson - Senior Editor for 24/7 Wall St.
Lastest Stories by Grant Suneson
Though the odds of winning the jackpot are astronomically low, Americans still spend billions of dollars on the lottery each year in the hopes of striking it rich. Across the 44 states that have some...
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After declining for several years, life expectancy in the U.S. is beginning to level off. An American born in 2020 has an average life expectancy of 79.1 years — but this can vary widely from place...
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Pro sports teams can often go years or even decades without having a Hall of Famer on their roster. But some franchises have been fortunate enough to have dozens of all-time great players throughout...
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Intensive care nurse Sandra Lindsay on Dec. 14 became the first New Yorker and one of the first Americans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Millions of Americans will soon be vaccinated as well. This...
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Median household income climbed for the ninth consecutive year in the United States in 2019, hitting an all time high of $65,712. Rising incomes were the story in much of the country, as 40 states...
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It is rare for a person who has reached the status of billionaire to ever lose it — but it is not unheard of. Occasionally, however, someone who was at one time worth billions sees their net...
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Each year, millions of Americans relocate to somewhere else in the country, whether it is for retirement, college, or a new job. Yet 2020 offered some Americans a new reason to move — the COVID-19...
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Nationwide, 88.6% of Americans age 25 and over have finished high school. Americans with higher educational attainment tend to earn higher incomes and live healthier lives than those with lower...
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While some of the jobs lost in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have since returned, it appears the job market is in decline again. More than 850,000 Americans filed for initial jobless...
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Per capita income in the United States has more than doubled in the last 60 years. In 1959, Americans’ average per capita income was about $15,000. As of 2019, the average per capita income in the...
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In the November 2020 elections, four different states voted to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes — Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. Once those initiatives go into effect,...
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State governments are constitutionally granted the power to control taxes, make and enforce laws, and regulate commerce within their borders. With these tools, state governments across the country...
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Since COVID-19 was declared a national emergency, the American job market has struggled. The November 2020 unemployment rate of 6.7% was nearly double the November rate of just 3.5%. While job losses...
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As more and more Americans reach retirement age, an increasing number of people use their pension as their main source of income. Pensions are retirement plans that guarantee incomes to retired...
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U.S. health authorities have reported at least 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases each day since Nov. 4, including a single day record high of over 194,000 on Nov. 27 — the day after Thanksgiving....
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