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www.housingwire.com
1 week ago
Data science

Labor market report is good news for mortgage rates

Lower than expected wage growth impacts mortgage rates. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
2 weeks ago
Business

Mexico's economy grows 0.2% in the first quarter of the year

Mexico's GDP grew 0.2% in the first quarter of 2024, mainly due to the services sector, outperforming analysts' expectations. [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Lengthier job hunts for recent graduates could be major factor in unemployment rate | CBC News

Recent graduates are struggling to find employment even after multiple rounds of interviews and proficiency testing.
Youth and recent graduates are driving the increase in Canada's overall unemployment rate. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

Biden, Promising Corporate Tax Increases, Has Cut Taxes Overall

President Biden has enacted tax cuts larger than tax increases for individuals and corporations.
Analysis shows the tax changes under Biden will lead to a net tax cut of about $600 billion over four years. [ more ]
Harvard Gazette
2 months ago
Boston

Lending a hand to a former student - Boston's mayor - Harvard Gazette

Boston faces a housing shortage with low construction rates.
Gathering academic analysis is essential to inform policy decisions. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
3 months ago
Austin

City likely to increase wealth cap for minority businesses seeking contracts - Austin Monitor

The city is likely to increase the limit on personal net wealth for individuals participating in the procurement program.
The adjustment is supported by an analysis that found the city's business growth has increased the wealth of small businesses. [ more ]
WSJ
5 months ago
Environment

Opinion | 'Net Zero' Fails the Cost-Benefit Test

Extravagant climate promises are wasteful and not useful.
New research provides economic analysis on policies to hold global temperatures to 1.5 degrees and reach net zero emissions.
No comprehensive cost-benefit evaluation of net-zero carbon emissions policy has been conducted. [ more ]
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