Sam Gupton - Author for 24/7 Wall St.
Lastest Stories by Sam Gupton
Towering mountains have captivated human interest and inspired awe for thousands of years. Many civilizations have revered the grandest mountains as sacred places and associated them with...
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While the American military is continually in the process of modernizing its fleet of land, sea, and air vehicles and armaments, the process is a slow one. It takes years, sometimes decades, for a...
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Kidnappings have garnered massive headlines in the United States since the 19th century. The idea that we or our loved ones could be happily going about our day when we’re taken certainly strikes a...
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Alcohol can make good times better and help endure bad times. But regular excessive drinking takes a serious toll, as evidenced by the thousands of alcohol-related deaths annually. Unlike illicit...
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Music has an incredible power to bring together artists from vastly different genres who may otherwise never collaborate. While some cross-genre partnerships seem like a natural fit, others can...
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Just a few years ago, it was a very common belief that all cars began to lose value the moment they were purchased and driven off the lot. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain shocks,...
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The national median household income reached $69,021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau December release of the 2021 American Community Survey five-year estimates. Median household income is an...
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Nothing says America like a beef patty cooked to perfection, covered with condiments, sandwiched inside a bun (or even on toast in some interpretations). We live in a land of burgers, and...
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This year the United States celebrated its 247th birthday – but many of its oldest continuously occupied settlements far predate the founding of the country. A few of the oldest towns around...
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Gun violence in America has spiked since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The murder rate increased by a record of nearly 30% nationally in 2020, according to FBI data. In 2021, the gun death...
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Theoretically, buying insurance should provide financial protection against a specified loss. On one side of the contract, the customer pays a premium to the insurance company over time in exchange...
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Birthdays are usually a day to celebrate life, but for some notable individuals, they can mean saying goodbye to the world. 24/7 Tempo has assembled a list of famous people who died on the same...
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