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Homebuyers need to earn 80% more than they did pre-COVID to comfortably afford a house in this market, Zillow says

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 10:22

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Homebuyers have to earn 80% more than they did pre-covid to comfortably afford a house today. — Homebuyers have to earn 80% more than they did pre-covid to comfortably afford a house today.
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Real Estate, Markets, housing-market, Homebuyers, us-home-prices, COVID, Pandemic

Uber CEO says the company took its drivers 'for granted'

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 14:19

Tech Insider

Dara Khosrowshahi Uber — Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, said that the company has undervalued its drivers in the past.
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Tech, Transportation, Enterprise, Uber, Drivers, valentines-day, uber-strike

The dating scene in the Midwest is heating up

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:48

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Happy couple in front of a pink background — PeopleImages/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

economy, tyler-le, bi-illustration, economy, Dating, modern-dating, Midwest

A Cat in Oregon Gave Bubonic Plague to Its Owner

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 11:24

Gizmodo

A rare case of plague has been found in Oregon. Local health officials reported a U.S. case of the bacterial menace earlier this month—the first seen within the state in nearly a decade. The victim has been hospitalized as a result, but appears to be responding well to treatment, officials say.

plague, bubonic plague, Pandemic, pneumonic, black death, septicemic plague, richard fawcett

US office buildings are facing a 30% price drop as remote work continues to upend the sector, Morgan Stanley says

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:58

Tech Insider

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past The Gherkin and other office buildings in the City of London, Britain November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo — FILE PHOTO: A man walks past The Gherkin and other office buildings in the City of London
Thomson Reuters

Real Estate, Markets, commercial-real-estate, commercial-real-estate-crash, commercial-real-estate-outlook, office-market, office-building-prices

A CVS pharmacist at an understaffed store knew she was having a heart attack but stayed at work until she died, her family says

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 09:41

Tech Insider

A photo of a shopper and an employee in an aisle at a CVS pharmacy. — Most major drugstores like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid will stay open on New Year's Day, but pharmacy hours might be different.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Retail, Healthcare, CVS, Pandemic, COVID-19, heart-attack, trending-uk

People say weekends feel 'different' now and they no longer want to socialize, blaming the pandemic and the economy

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 12:41

Tech Insider : Economy

Woman on a couch with dog — More and more TikTokers say they're deprioritizing socializing on weekends nowadays.
Klaus Vedfelt

culture, health, economy, weekends, Pandemic, Isolation, Loneliness

War and climate change are the main obstacles to aggressive Fed rate cuts in 2024, strategists say

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 08:15

Tech Insider : Economy

Israel continues to deploy soldiers, tanks and armored vehicles near the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel on October 14, 2023. — Israeli troops near the Gaza border.
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images

economy, Markets, War, climate-change, fed-rate-cuts, sticky-inflation, supply-chain

The 'eye lift' has become one of the most highly requested plastic surgeries in America

Sat, 01/06/2024 - 16:33

Tech Insider

blepharoplasty eye lift plastic surgery — Blepharoplasty candidates are typically patients in their fifties at least, but plastic surgeons say more and more young people have been asking about eye lifts lately.
Marina Demeshko/Getty Images

Healthcare, Careers, plastic-surgery, Zoom, remote-work, Pandemic

Why you'll see a lot fewer options on the shelves while shopping in 2024

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 14:23

Tech Insider

soda supermarket grocery store — AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Retail, Grocery, Coca-Cola, Unilever, supply-chain, Pandemic

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