Maria Wood - Author for 24/7 Wall St.
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Just like families, state governments store away money in a rainy day fund. According to the Tax Policy Center, a state’s rainy day fund, otherwise known as a budget stabilization fund, earmarks...
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Every recording artist dreams of a top 10 hit, but few reach that pinnacle. There are exceptions, however – performers who don’t just score big once or twice or have a brief run of successes but...
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Living in America has never been more expensive. As inflation continues its upward trajectory, rent has continued to skyrocket as well. Across the 50 largest major metropolitan areas in the country,...
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Despite the pandemic in 2020, 237 million people trekked to one of the nation’s more than 400 national park sites, the National Park Service reports. To make that trip, most drove or flew hundreds...
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According to data consulting company Kantar, 85% of U.S. households subscribed to a video on-demand service as of the fourth quarter of 2021. That’s a rise of two percentage points from the prior...
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Amnesty International counted 579 executions in 18 countries in 2021. Although executions rose 20% from the 483 recorded in 2020, the most recent number represents the second lowest figure since...
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The earliest wheels were apparently made some 5,500 years ago in Mesopotamia -but they weren’t the wheels we think of today. Rather, they were potter’s wheels. It wasn’t until they’d been...
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The U.S. poverty rate stood at 11.4% in 2020, up 1.0 percentage points from 2019, according to Census Bureau estimates. This marked the first increase after five consecutive yearly declines....
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The first historical reference to the Russian state was in 862, when it was known as Kievan Rus and ruled by Oleg of Novgorod. Since then, the country has fended off Mongol invaders, fought world...
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According to data consulting company Kantar, 85% of U.S.households subscribed to a video on-demand service as of the fourth quarter of 2021. That’s a rise of two percentage points from the prior...
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Although the internet allows businesses to flourish anywhere, business owners and entrepreneurs still gravitate toward large cities. Why? Because despite their higher startup and operating costs,...
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As steaming summer temperatures grip the nation, you may want to sit inside, cooled by the AC, and stream these movies on Hulu Plus. Luckily, you’ll have a choice of classics, award-winners, and...
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When local and first-time homebuyers hesitate, real estate investors rush in. And apparently, those investors are cashing in. Attom, a curator of land and property data, estimated in a first-quarter...
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