Typically, a recession is defined by a decline in economic activity that lasts more than a few months, the NBER says. But the U.S. economy is still chugging along, with second-quarter GDP growing 2.8%, faster than economists had expected. ...
That's for $165,000 worth of benefits. But that price ticks up for a woman. A 55-year-old single female averaged around $1,500 in 2022 for the same level of coverage. When it comes to long-term care insurance, the price for women is typically higher than it is for men as they...
What is manufacturing? Manufacturing is the process of transforming raw materials or components into finished products. It’s a crucial sector of the world’s economy, contributing trillions of dollars to world trade annually and employing millions. From its humble origins in the Stone Age, ...
The Tourism sector, a crucial contributor to Europe's GDP, has recently drawn attention to the prolonged summer and extreme temperature events, such as heatwaves. In countries like Spain, it is predicted to bear negative impact on tourism activities due to reduced thermal comfort (Matei et al...
Is the transi- tion to renewable energy truly sustainable? Challenge 2 (S): Gap exists between fair employment opportunities for workers affected by job displacement from Oil & Gas to renewable energy. Additionally, meas- ures are still needed to bridge the energy efficiency gap between affluent ...
If nominal GDP is $6,039 billion and the price index for the CPI is 110.1, given this information what would be real GDP? A. $6,648 billion B. $6,039 billion C. $5,485 billion D. $...
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Prompted by US sanctions on Russian oil shipment, Brent crude rose above $80 per barrel last week. Markets remain fearful of further sanctions and that a stricter US policy towards Iran could also support oil prices. However, we expect the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and President Trump’s energy ...
The Washington Post is dealing with the fallout from its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate for the first time in 36 years. David Folkenflik, media correspondent at NPR, joins CBS News to examine the Post's decision and how its readers
Here's what we know so far about Harris's plan. Which parents would get $6,000? Harris is proposing that families with newborns would receive $6,000. The tax credit would be structured so that they would receive the tax credit in their child's first year. ...