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In a rural Texas town, the constant hum of a bitcoin mine haunts residents

by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio
Aug 7, 2024
People have attributed symptoms from ringing ears to heart issues to the noise, Andrew Chow of Time explains.
Cryptocurrency mines are basically facilities that hold thousands of computers, which are cooled by fans.
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How often does the Fed actually achieve its dual mandate — price stability and maximum employment?

by Samantha Fields
Aug 7, 2024
Since the late 1970s, the Federal Reserve has had two main jobs: ensuring stable prices and maximum employment. How often does it achieve both at the same time?
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Election 2024

What might economic policy look like under a Harris-Walz administration?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Nic Perez
Aug 7, 2024
Relatively unknown on the national stage, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has helped push through policies like universal free meals at school and a statewide child tax credit.
U.S. Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, at a Philadelphia rally on Tuesday.
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A Warmer World

New organization to measure whether companies' carbon removal plans actually work

by Caleigh Wells
Aug 7, 2024
The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative just launched in the U.S. this week.
There currently isn’t a great way to prove whether a firm's carbon removal plans will actually work.
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Swing County, Swing State

How businesspeople in swing state Michigan view the economy

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 7, 2024
Like many of their customers and colleagues, they're feeling some pain.
Darious Howard says a third of his co-workers at an auto parts plant were furloughed for longer than usual.
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The higher unemployment rate may not be a bad thing this time

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 6, 2024
July's increase was not driven by layoffs. The data reflected the larger number of people who are actively seeking jobs.
More people have entered the job market recently, possibly drawn by a healthy environment for salaries.
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Mobile home parks shelter many who seek low costs, but they can't keep out risk 

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 6, 2024
Housing costs have jumped in Boulder, Colorado. Can the state and city protect low-income residents?
Miriam De Santiago helps her Spanish-speaking neighbors learn about their rights as tenants.
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When the viral moment fades, will the sparkle stay?

by Sean McHenry
Aug 6, 2024
"Virality is fleeting," says Kelsey Campion. "We could go viral tomorrow. We could go viral in a year, we could never go viral again."
"Similar to going viral, this slowdown is also a moment in time that in two years, we’ll look back on and see things very differently,” says Kelsey Campion, owner of Fringe + Co in New Orleans.
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Google's big antitrust case has historic parallels in the 1911 Standard Oil decision

by Daniel Ackerman
Aug 6, 2024
The two companies' market dominance, and their anti-competitive playbooks, have similarities.
The Supreme Court's decision against Google is a parallel to monopoly-busting efforts generations ago.
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How do big swings in the stock market affect consumer behavior?

by Samantha Fields
Aug 6, 2024
The markets have been on a roller-coaster ride, and it seems we invest more emotion in the downs than the ups.
Humans tend to feel losses more acutely than gains, said Swarthmore's Syon Bhanot. That could be why stock market slumps freak consumers out more than gains provide them relief.
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