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Inflation is no longer at a 40-year high but still stubborn: These are the items still expensive
Bankrate via AOL· 11 hours agoThat’s well above the historic average for a four-year period. For comparison, inflation rose 18.9...
What is inflation? Here’s how rising prices can erode your purchasing power
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 11 hours agoEconomists mainly lump the causes of inflation into two categories: demand-pull and cost-push...
Omicron less likely to cause long COVID - UK study
AOL· 6 days agoThe Omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long COVID than previous variants, according to the first peer-reviewed study of its kind from...
Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?
The Texas Tribune· 4 days agoSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the...
20 Countries with the Highest Consumer Spending in the World
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 24 hours agoIn this piece, we will take a look at the 20 countries with the highest consumer spending in the...
China's rising hydro and solar set to cap coal use in 2024: Kemp
Reuters· 2 days agoConsumption growth was concentrated in manufacturing (+112 billion kWh) as factories returned to normal operations after widespread disruptions caused by lockdowns...power plants increased by ...
Surging auto insurance rates squeezing drivers, fueling inflation. What to know before you buy
The Times and Democrat· 3 hours agoRelentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto...
CDC Relaxes COVID Guidelines; Will Schools, Day Cares Follow Suit?
North Denver News· 10 hours agoFour years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. In case you’ve lost track: Before ...
US births fell last year in lowest count in 40 years
NBC Bay Area· 23 hours agoU.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics...
China's economy is finally showing bright spots. Worrying signs remain.
Morningstar· 4 days ago"The foundation for economic stability and improvement is not yet solid," Sheng Laiyun, a spokesperson for the statistics bureau, said at a press conference in Beijing, accompanied ...