The pandemic crushed the number of college applications, pulling it down sharply from 2019 to 2020. Jenny Rickard, president and CEO commented “Since March, Covid-19 has significantly disrupted an admission system that has been…
The “age of dinosaurs,” officially known as the Mesozoic Era, lasted from 252 to 66 million years ago. Scientists believe that period ended when an asteroid hit Earth. This spread vaporized minerals into the…
There are 920,000 hospital beds in America. Most people don’t have to use them. However, 145 million Americans go to emergency rooms each year, which is where a large percentage of U.S. residents get…
Homelessness has become a large enough problem in some cities that it significantly affects the lives of those who are not homeless. Homeless encampments have been cleared in Denver and Minneapolis. In San Diego,…
There are two million rats in New York City, about one for every four people. Many carry pathogens that can cause serious disease in humans. The problem goes back well over a century, and…
A 24/7 Wall St. analysis reveals the trading partners responsible for Ukraine's top exports and imports.
A 24/7 Tempo analysis reveals that this mid-Atlantic state is the one where the most adults live with their parents.
Many cars have become, by design, less noisy than they were decades ago – both inside and out. Ever fewer cars have massive V8 engines. They have been replaced by four-cylinder, high-mileage engines often…
The trend in gun sales changed last year compared to most other years in the past decade. Gun sales, using the FBI’s firearms background check as a proxy, reached 38,876,673 in 2021. This was…
Data about movie finances tends to focus on box office sales. By this measure, “Avatar” (2009) ranks in first place at $2,847,379,794. When adjusted for inflation, “Gone With the Wind” (1939) generally takes the…
A 24/7 Tempo analysis reveals that people in this Scandinavia country are the happiest in the world.
The price of residential real estate has skyrocketed in the past two years. No single reason accounts for this, but several have contributed. Some have sought to find investment properties on the water. According…
Loneliness became an epidemic in America over the last two years. As we hit the second anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become more evident that millions of Americans spent…
No other period of the year matches the holiday season as a barometer of economic health.
Why General Motors sales over the next year will say a great deal about the direction of the auto industry.
Just a decade ago, no one could have forecast that a large city would buckle because of climate change.
Cities in areas where the jobless rate has been higher than the national average for decades continue to post rates above 10%.
Experts warn that a recession has become likely. But can a recession brought on by inflation be stopped by full employment?
Apple shares have been on an extraordinary run recently, but that may be over.
The share price of Twitter surged after billionaire Elon Musk bought a notable number of shares, but will that last?
