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Business

The Bond Market, a Sleeping Giant, Awakes

Soaring interest rates have the power to alter the direction of the economy and command the attention of Washington, our…

Real Estate

Trying for a Mortgage? Here’s How Much Money You Need to Make.

Qualifying incomes for standard mortgages on typical homes have gone through the roof. Especially in California.

Business

What’s Happening in the Bond Market?

The rapid rise in interest rates in recent months has shaken investors and cast a cloud over the economy.

Business

European Central Bank Keeps Rates on Hold for First Time in Over a Year

“Inflation is still expected to stay too high for too long,” the bank said, but noted that its campaign of…

News

California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers

Sector-specific pay bumps are a new twist in a state that already has one of the highest hourly minimum wages…

News

Why Do Women Still Wear Stilettos?

A reader wonders why the uncomfortable and often impractical shoes have not been retired.

News

Beyond ‘Deaths of Despair’

Since it was first introduced by the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton in 2015, the phrase “deaths of despair”…

Newyork

Smaller Classes? At Elite Schools, Some Parents Say ‘No Thanks.’

A new law to reduce class size in New York City has large support among families, but early tensions could…

News

Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian…

Business

Higher Rates Stoke a Growing Chorus of Deficit Concerns

A long period of higher interest rates would make the government’s large debt pile costly, a possibility that is fueling…

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