Evan Comen - for 24/7 Wall St.
Evan Comen is a writer for 24/7 Wall St. He has worked as a data journalist since 2015, covering climate change and urban economics. His work is regularly featured on MSN, and has been cited in many major online and print publications, including The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times.
Lastest Stories by Evan Comen
24/7 Wall St. Insights Over the past 10 years, China has outspent the U.S. in overseas investment by a factor of 10. China has invested more than $5 billion in AI development projects in the Global...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights Last year, U.S. drivers spent an average of 43 hours sitting in traffic. Delays cost the average U.S. driver $771 in lost productivity throughout the year. New York and Chicago...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights Last year, U.S. drivers spent an average of 43 hours sitting in traffic. Traffic congestion cost U.S. motorists an average of $771 per driver. Traffic congestion is far worse...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights The U.S. government currently owes $36.2 trillion in debt, a 54.0% increase from five years ago. About one-third of that debt is held by foreign investors in the form of U.S....
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24/7 Wall St. Insights The federal government subsidizes over 5 million affordable housing units nationwide. Affordable housing varies from city to city, and is correlated with factors like age and...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights While deaths from conventional wars have declined since WWII, violence among non-state actors is on the rise. In the past year, there were over 200,000 incidents of political...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights Approximately one-fifth of all U.S. weapons sales are to countries categorized as electoral autocracies and closed autocracies. The U.S. sells tens of billions of dollars worth...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights From 2019 to 2023, the number of cybercrime complaints in the United States nearly doubled. Total losses due to cybercrime more than tripled, from $3.5 billion in 2019 to $12.5...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights The total value of nonfuel mineral mining activity in the United States was $106 billion in 2024. A third of all U.S. mining activity is concentrated in just four states. Many...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights In February 2025, the typical U.S. home sold for about 1% below its original listing price. In some major cities, buyers are getting huge discounts, with the typical home...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights U.S. social security benefits lag behind the pension systems of other OECD countries. Americans contribute more of their income to social security, receive fewer benefits, and...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights Corporate investors dominate many metropolitan housing markets, accounting for more than 1 in 5 home purchases in several major metro areas. High investor homebuying activity...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights The Trump administration has stalled over $60 million in funding for affordable housing developments nationwide. Nationwide, 7% of subsidies for federally assisted rental homes...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights There were 20,188 layoffs and discharges in the U.S. in 2024 — an 18.5% increase from 2021. Layoff activity is highest in the West and Midwest, where large recreation and...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights While war deaths have declined since WWII, violence among non-state actors is on the rise. In the past year, there were over 35,000 incidents of violence against civilians...
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