Rob Amend - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
Rob Amend has been a writer for Flywheel Publications at 24/7 Wall St. since 2023 and A-Z Animals since 2022. Rob received a Master’s in Library Science from the University of Kentucky and served as a reference librarian for 23 years. He began his career as a writer after leaving the library in 2021 and has used his reference skills to research articles on a variety of topics, specializing in ratings and rankings of products, places, and software. Articles written for 24/7 Wall St. have included work on electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, and luxury housing.
Lastest Stories by Rob Amend
AI is as complicated as the neural networks the systems try to replicate. It can be divided into hardware, software, services, and many approaches or schools of thought. Generative predictive text,...
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The City of San Antonio, located in southern Texas, is the second-most populous city in the state, with 1.4 million people. One of San Antonio’s primary industries is tourism, with attractions such...
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These days, with high gas prices and higher car prices, many people are looking for a cheap, convenient way to get around. Motorcycles meet this need and provide a way to navigate congested byways...
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When it comes to purchasing used cars, there are models that people swear by and models that capture the zeitgeist of the day. Other people are looking for imports that hold their value and promise...
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For some people, a car is a status symbol or a collector’s item. For others, though, a car is an investment in transportation—a way to get from point A to point B—and the best return on this...
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Like other American automakers, Ford Motors (NYSE: FORD) is working hard to meet the federal goal of 50% of vehicles manufactured in the U.S. being EVs by 2030. The stakes are high, with climate...
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As governments wrestle with the implications of climate change, the United States has set a goal for 50% of cars manufactured in the U.S. to be electrical vehicles (EVs) rather than internal...
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With the looming threat of global climate change, there has been a strong push for alternatives to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Electric vehicles (EVs) are one of the potential...
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During and following the global pandemic, home improvement retail stores experienced significant growth, sometimes resulting in a shortage of goods. Revenue in this sector reached $258 billion in...
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The U.S. economy is a massive aggregation of moving parts, some in plain sight and some hidden from view. The average citizen feels like they have very little control over such an enormous system,...
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When it comes to winter, many states would claim to have the worst (or that others would argue are the worst). As a northern state, Ohio is one of them, but it isn’t uniform in how it experiences...
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Michigan is beautiful from spring through fall, though many appreciate a real winter with snow and winter activities. The intense winters of Michigan come with some downsides, though. Let’s take a...
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North America is a vast Northern Hemisphere continent. Many cities in the United States are near the Arctic Circle, while others lie open to polar vortex shifts and arctic fronts. Cold cities can be...
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In the United States, January is the coldest month of the year, but February is a close second. In 2021, the average temperature in the U.S. was 30.61° F, nearly 4 degrees lower than January’s...
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