The International Energy Agency has switched sides. It has carpet-bombed the fossil incumbency that it once defended so doggedly. The shibboleths of the last decade suddenly fall away. The economics of climate change turns upside down. The future headache becomes the risk of failed petro-states with collapsing revenue streams. Slashing […]
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Interest in national parks has been soaring over the past decade. In fact, total visits to all types of U.S. national parks almost exceeded the nation’s population in 2019. In 2010, the number of visitors was closer to 281 million. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the closures of parks all over […]
Buying a house? Your financial situation and your goals determine when a larger down payment makes sense and when it doesn’t. (iStock) When looking to buy a house, whether you can afford it is always a top consideration. This includes how much of a down payment you want to make […]
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW) reported a profit for the first-quarter that climbed 73.1 percent from last year. Discount retailer Target Corp.’s (TGT) first-quarter profit surged from the previous year. Off-price retailer TJX Companies Inc. (TJX) reported a profit for the first-quarter compared to a loss in the […]
Most Americans need to take out a car loan, but you don’t want to pay too much interest. Learn five ways to pay off your car loan faster. (iStock) The average price for a new car is currently $36,744, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. Most Americans can’t afford […]
The federal government launched a $350 billion program to help cities, counties, territories, tribal governments and states recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the program is called the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. Fifty cities got over $100 million. […]
Iain Ramsay and Ian Arnott respond to George Monbiot’s article on cuts to trading standards and the lack of law enforcement George Monbiot is right to draw attention to the absence of enforcement of consumer protection law, and people running into “a wall of unaccountable, opaque bureaucracy” when they attempt […]
The fortune of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates exceeds the size of Morocco’s annual economy, combines the value of Ford, Twitter and Marriott International and is triple the endowment of Harvard. While few know how their wealth will be divided in the divorce, one thing is clear: breaking it […]
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