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5 Basic Necessities the Middle Class Is Struggling To Afford in 2024
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoAs the cost of living continues to outpace income growth, many Americans are finding themselves in...
Inequality Doubles In Gender Pay Gap For Women, New Survey Shows
Forbes· 2 days agoThe gender pay gap - the difference between what men and women are paid for the same role - has...
Learn about eviction at new Moline exhibit
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoProject NOW opened a free exhibit on eviction Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in SouthPark Mall (4500 16th St., Moline). The exhibit – “Evicted” — is in the old...
25 States Where Everyday Americans Earn the Lowest Incomes
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoIn this article, we will look at the 25 states where everyday Americans earn the lowest incomes. We...
What is a recession and how could one affect me?
BBC via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoOthers may find it harder to be promoted, or to get big enough pay rises to keep pace with price increases. However, the pain of a recession is typically...
Heatwaves Responsible for 150,000+ Deaths Annually
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoHeatwaves, periods of extremely high ambient temperature that last for a few days, can impose overwhelming thermal stress on the human body. Studies have...
What is GDP, how is it measured and why does it matter?
BBC via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoWhat are the limitations of the GDP figure? GDP doesn't tell the whole story: Hidden economy: Unpaid...
Counting on Social Security to fund your retirement? Think again
The Bradford Era· 2 days agoIn just nine years, the oldest Gen-Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67....
Our cities are widening the divide between the well-off and the rest. How can we turn this damaging...
The Conversation· 7 days agoThe “latte line” is the infamous, invisible boundary that divides Sydney between the more affluent north-east and the south-west. Despite our image as a classless society, similar spatial divides ...
Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil’s south, where often only the poor remain
Seattle Times· 5 days agoMore heavy rain is forecast for Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of...