John Harrington - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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Armed with rapidly developed vaccines and with 66% of the population considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. economy has bounced back from the highest jobless rate since the Great...
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Inflation, a measure of the rate of rising prices of goods and services in an economy, can be harmful in many ways. At its most virulent, inflation leads to higher prices on anything, erodes savings,...
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In response to the economic impact of the pandemic, some colleges froze tuition and even implemented discounts in 2020. However, tuition rates resumed their increases for the 2021-2022 school year....
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Spending a semester or year studying in another country has become a rite of passage for many American college students. Besides an immersion into a host country’s culture, history, politics, and...
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Americans are dealing with inflation that’s raging at a pace not seen since the first Reagan administration more than 40 years ago. The consumer price index rose 8.3% before seasonal adjustment for...
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As one of the largest countries in the world, the United States is also one of the most geographically diverse — from deserts to forests to miles of coast line. While this comes with many...
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The first half of May saw the finales of two highly regarded series on Netflix. “Grace and Frankie,” the sitcom from “Friends” writer and producer Marta Kauffman about two rivals (played by...
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Memorial Day is the day we honor those who died in defense of our country. It is a national holiday and the unofficial start to summer. It is also one of the biggest retail sales events of the year,...
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Since the Industrial Revolution and the use of the combustion engine in vehicles, soaring emissions of greenhouse gasses — including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide — have been the...
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For more than 100 years, the submarine — invented by Irish engineer John Holland and first commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1900 — has been an integral part of the Navy. Today, 43 nations have...
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The number of movies that have been adapted for television are legion – think “Fargo,” “Highlander,” “Bates Motel,” and maybe most of all “Star Wars.” The reverse has also been...
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A what-if comedy and the sequel to a risqué romantic drama were the two most popular movies on Netflix during the first half of May. To determine the most watched movies on Netflix so far this...
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The spring home-buying season is well underway, and despite the storm clouds of rising interest rates and inflation, the strong job market is providing stability for homebuyers. In certain...
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The world is full of highways and roads that cross over rivers or valleys. For centuries, they have been made passable by bridges, and the oldest bridge in the world is Arkadiko Bridge in Argolis,...
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, companies with commercial relationships with the world’s largest nation have been confronted with the decision of whether to stop doing...
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