In today’s digital world, where artificial intelligence is projected to replace many jobs, the higher education system is more scrutinized than ever. While long-term tuition has been rising, because of the recent rampant inflation,…
One of the main ways to accumulate wealth is through home buying. While homeowners were pleased to see their home equity rise during the pandemic housing boom, inflation and mortgage rates hikes put a…
On June 21st, Canada made plans to introduce tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles. This move will align Canada with its southern neighbor, since the Biden administration announced a tariff on Chinese-made EVs last month.…
After a significant jump in the number of refugees in 2022 as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the number of refugees under the United Nations Refugee Agency mandate grew at a more…
There was a significant rise in homelessness in 2023 following the expiration of certain pandemic-era measures, and also as a result of the worsening affordable housing crisis and changes in the rental housing market.…
Self-driving cars may be the ultimate goal in car technology, but for now new advanced vehicle technology features sometimes enhance the driving experience and other times are just a source for potential problems and…
On July 3rd, as election season ramps up, the New York Times reported that Biden is aware he only has a few crucial days to secure his candidacy. Rising tensions among political parties, especially…
We all remember the recent production challenges automakers faced due to pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, chip shortages, and other issues. Both new and used cars were in high demand, with supply struggling to meet…
Median home prices hit a record high in May, skyrocketing to $419,300 and reaching the 11th month in a row of price increases, according to the latest research published on realtor.com in June. Mortgage…
They say it takes a village to raise a child, much less a family. In today’s modern context, the “village” is often the support network from the local municipality, state, or federal governments and…
The U.S. prison population was 1,230,100 at the end of 2022, a 2% increase from 2021, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. At the federal level, there were 158,949 offenders incarcerated in the…
On one Sunday in late January, more than one-third of electricity in the Texas grid came from the sun — a record for the state. Considering that the Texas economy relies heavily on oil,…
New Jersey’s plastic ban drew headlines recently after a study questioned its effectiveness. While the single-use bag ban lowered bag volume use, it increased consumption of alternative plastics, which are not recycled, according to…
We all remember how, not long ago, automakers had production troubles, driven by supply issues during the pandemic, a chip shortage, and other problems. New — and used — cars were flying off the…
If you always wanted a sports car but couldn’t really justify it with rational arguments, now you can certainly have one big point in your favor. Sports cars (at least some of them) seem…
It cannot be denied — Americans love pickup trucks. Once again in 2023, pickup trucks dominated car sales, capturing the top three spots. In third place was Stellantis’ Ram pickup with 444,926 trucks sold,…
After military personnel complete their service — some after serving in war zones and experiencing combat — they retire to civilian life. The needs of veterans are often considerably different than their civilian cohort,…
Gold prices jumped 13% in 2023 (spot gold price) — their first time closing higher on the year since 2020. What’s more, gold prices are expected to continue to rise in 2024, according to…
2020 will forever be remembered as the year the coronavirus pandemic broke out. But in the year of the lockdowns, there were also 480 initial public offerings on the U.S. stock market — a…
The exclusive trillion-dollar club currently has five American members — Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) at around $3 trillion market capitalization, Microsoft at about $2.8 trillion, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) at…
