The nation's capital is struggling more than any state in the country to recover pandemic job losses

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Pennsylvania Avenue is empty between the White House and U.S. Capitol building on January 15, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Pennsylvania Avenue is empty between the White House and U.S. Capitol building on January 15, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Strange Spike of Child Pneumonia Cases in China Likely Not a Novel Pathogen, Officials Say

Gizmodo : Environment

An unusual surge of respiratory illness has been plaguing China in recent months, with increased cases of pneumonia affecting children in particular. Despite some early confusion, however, local health officials say these cases are not being caused by a novel germ. Instead, the surge is likely tied to a mix of known…

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Americans ditched big cities during the pandemic. Now many are regretting it.

Tech Insider : Economy
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The dream of owning a home with a yard in the suburbs is turning out to be disappointing.

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The warped financial logic fueling America’s ‘doom loop’

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Landlords could help reverse the Retail Apocalypse by lowering rents and extending leases — but their lenders won’t let them.

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Gasoline prices fall as weakening demand sends refining margins crashing

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Gas prices have been falling amid weak demand.

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Welcome to office dystopia, where everyday work can feel irrelevant as global conflict rages

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
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Airbnb boss Brian Chesky says he personally called CEOs he knew to ask if they could hire the thousands of staff he laid off during the pandemic

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Brian Chesky speaks at the Fast Company Innovation Festival at Convene on September 20, 2023 in New York City.
Brian Chesky speaks at the Fast Company Innovation Festival at Convene on September 20, 2023 in New York City.

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Here's how one top Fed official is thinking about the increasingly unaffordable US housing market

Tech Insider
Tom Barkin
Tom Barkin

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

What the plastic surgery industry can tell us about the path of the economy

Tech Insider : Economy
India Plastic Surgery Surgeons
Demand for cosmetic surgery is down around 50%-60% since the pandemic, a veteran surgeon told Insider.

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Tourists are still not returning to China and that's not good for anybody

Tech Insider : Economy, Travel, Economy
Great Wall of China.
Fewer people are visiting the Great Wall of China.

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