Michael B. Sauter - Author for 24/7 Wall St.
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Rome was not built in a day — and neither are multi-billion dollar corporations. The Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. public companies by revenue is dominated by decades-old and even...
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It is safe to say that no championship game in the over five decades of the event will be played in more unusual circumstances than Super Bowl LV. The event has never had fewer than 60,000 in...
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A gallon of gas cost an average of $2.40 in the United States as of late January. Gas prices recovered from their sharp dip during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when prices fell as low...
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One of the most prosperous countries in the world, the United States has built a reputation as the land of opportunity. While this may be an oversimplification, many affluent areas across the country...
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Most American households earn more than $62,800 annually, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. While it is one of the most prosperous countries in the world, the U.S. also has some of the...
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The strength of the American middle class is a common point of focus among politicians and analysts, as it was during this most recent presidential election. For many, this group is important for...
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President Donald Trump is set to leave office in a week’s time and leave behind a complicated and controversial legacy. What is not disputed, however, is that the stock market rallied during his...
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An aide to President-elect Joe Biden informed the media on Jan. 8 that the incoming administration plans to ask Congress to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower and also extend the...
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In March 2019, Jimmy Carter became the longest-living former president in U.S. history. Carter, who is now 96, passed President George H.W. Bush, who, at the time of his death, was the longest living...
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Though property taxes are generally set by local authorities such as cities, counties, and school boards, states often establish parameters in order to keep tax rates somewhat uniform. Each state,...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the length of the workweek in the United States, with many workers forced to move to part time or otherwise change hours as a result of largely remote...
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There are many important matters to consider when buying a new car, and something that often gets overlooked is a car’s reliability — or how long it will last before repairs are needed. Some cars...
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Rome was not built in a day — and neither are multi-billion dollar corporations. The Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. public companies by revenue is dominated by decades-old and even...
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On Dec. 30, the United Kingdom became the first country to approve for use a vaccine developed jointly by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. This approval in the U.K. comes as the country...
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On Christmas Day, 125,903 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the United States, the lowest single-day total in a month. Now, as 2020 comes to a close, there are signs that the disastrous surge in...
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