24/7 Wall St. Insights We used data from interviews and speeches found online. Buffett is the founder of the initiative The Giving Pledge, encouraging wealthy Americans to pledge at least 50% of their assets…
24/7 Insights Larry Summers is a well-known economist who served in government for many years. While he has been very powerful, his ideas and worldviews leave much to be desired. 24/7 is your home…
24/7 Insights Warren Buffett is one of the riches and most powerful businessmen in the world, and his advice is taken seriously around the planet. Buffett praises the United States, but understands there is…
Believe it or not, Oprah Winfrey turned 70 on January 29. A bout of stomach flu knocked her out of an appearance on CBS Mornings earlier this summer, with best friend Gayle King filling…
24/7 Wall St. Insights For the seventh year in a row, Finland is ranked as the happiest country in the world, due in part to strong community connections and financial stability. The U.S., now ranked 23rd,…
24/7 Wall St. Insights We used data from the Census Bureau and the 2022 American Community Survey. In metro areas, between 23% and 39.7% of households are one-person households. Also, 2 Dividend Legends to…
Fertility rates in the developed world are falling rapidly. For population stability, the broadly accepted figure is 2.1 children per woman. The global fertility rate is just above this figure at 2.3 children per…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Although they can begin receiving full retirement benefits at age 66 to 67, many seniors are staying in the workforce. Many seniors are working past retirement due to financial need,…
Video games were never a part of early life for those born during the baby boomer era. However, once the video game age began in the mid-1980s, boomers couldn’t resist finding new ways to…
Chicago’s downtown area has even more residents now than before the pandemic. Residents in the Loop (the city’s central business district) have grown by nearly 9% since 2020, according to the Chicago Loop Alliance.…
For better or worse, road rage exists on America’s highways and happens for many reasons. Whether it’s someone not using their turn signal, cutting you off, or just driving poorly, America has become a…
Florida had the highest increase in net migration nationwide, meaning more people moved into the state than moved out of it compared to all other states. At least two people that made the move…
Americans are struggling with inflation. A salary that would have easily afforded a comfortable lifestyle less than a decade ago, is now one that has employees barely scraping by. To compensate for low pay,…
We have been exceptionally laissez-faire in defining hard rock to include heavy metal and artists to include bands. Purists will bristle at the inclusion of heavy metal, alt-rock, and progressive rock artists/bands in the…