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What does it take to lift a house? A lot of money, sweat and hydraulic jacks.
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Amy Scott
Jan 9, 2023
The business of elevating homes is growing as sea-level rise and wetter storms increase flood risk in many parts of the country.
Why doesn't homeowners insurance cover flood damage?
Sep 16, 2021
Short answer: Flooding cost insurance companies too much money, so the federal government stepped in.
"Patriotic Millionaires" in the U.K. call for higher taxes … on themselves
Apr 5, 2022
The group of wealthy individuals say they would be happy to pay a lot more in taxes to ease the burden on the poor and the middle classes.
How does the tax code influence what we do with our money?
by
Janet Nguyen
Apr 14, 2023
Get married? Buy a house? Invest or work? Tax rates and deductions reveal what behaviors society values.
Auto workers union drive heads south
May 7, 2024
The United Auto Workers are getting pushback from Southern Republicans, but gains in Detroit are driving interest in Alabama and elsewhere.
How the Dutch used technology and vertical farming to became a major food exporter
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Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
Dec 1, 2022
The technology allows leafy greens to be grown next to where people will eat them, says Laura Reiley of The Washington Post.
NYC's delivery drivers depend on e-bikes, but charging and storing them isn't easy
Sep 20, 2022
E-bikes are particularly popular among food delivery workers, and an informal, underground economy has sprung up to support them.
Gen Z is the most pro-union generation
Jan 3, 2023
Many young workers have witnessed the effects of economic crises and are struggling with the gap between their wages and the cost of living.
Being single in the U.S. comes at a cost
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Reema Khrais
and Andie Corban
Dec 22, 2021
Author Anne Helen Petersen compares being single in the United States to living in a hostile climate like the Arctic.
Is Unilever a “woke” company headed for a rude awakening?
Jul 4, 2022
Unilever supports social causes, but its shares have underperformed. An investor driven by the bottom line may shake things up.
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Econ Crash Course, Week 1: The hockey stick
Welcome to the first week of our “Econ 101” crash course. Together, we’ll read one chapter each week from Core Econ’s “E…