Digital Gems

The median price of a newly built house was slightly lower in March than the median price of an existing home sold that month. That's not the full story.

The Finite Element Method/Analysis is an incredibly powerful way to model the real world. By discretizing a continuous medium you can accurately simulate the...

The top U.S. fuel pipeline operator said its lines were fully operational on Monday, but it will take some time for supplies to recover fully from a cyberattack that left thousands of gas stations without fuel.

From housing economist Tom Lawler: Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today, I proj...

From housing economist Tom Lawler: While single-family home prices have recently soared and single-family rents appear to have accelerated...

From the Fed: Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 27–28, 2021 . A few excerpts: In their comments about inflation, partic...

Note: I'm tracking data for many local markets around the U.S. I think it is especially important to watch inventory this year.  Remember sa...

On Tuesday, Well Being Trust, a national foundation that studies mental health and substance issues, released a new study that found alcohol consumption-related deaths have increased by 13% in Colorado.

We looked across various states to understand how local economies are responding to vaccine rollouts and easing restrictions.

The global study, which the WHO calls the first of its kind, found that more than 745,000 people died in 2016 from overwork that resulted in stroke and heart disease.

Seafood is often falsely labeled, but a handheld device can tell tuna from tilapia in seconds

Our economy cannot reach its full potential without women, and women cannot reach their full potential without a reimagining of care. Businesses have a responsibility to take action.

In the United States, 1.3 million mothers are out of work because of the pandemic. Their losses are more than economic. Across backgrounds and careers, they describe a loss of identity.

Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2021 amid a resurgence of Covid-19 infections, but is expected to return to growth as soon as the current quarter with help from manufacturing exports.

As a diagnosis, it’s too vague to be helpful—but its rise tells us a lot about the way we work.

Lowe's said it saw strong demand for home improvement in the first quarter, buoyed by the growth of its business among contractors and other home professionals.

This article examines Facebook’s role in the treatment of marginalized identity as currency. Recent examples of solidarity statements and corporate social respo...

The U.S., U.K. and China are roaring ahead, while most lower income nations are struggling, reversing decades of progress in alleviating global poverty. “This has become the inequality virus.”

“You name it, and we have a shortage on it."

A video showing a mobile device snapping infrared images of an iPhone user is circulating around the internet and is catching many by surprise.

More than $15 billion in property sales in 2020 in seven resort communities marks a 61% increase over 2019. Historic sales volume and sky-high prices are pushing locals out of mountain towns.

The FBI's hate crime investigation into Long’s murder comes as a series of attacks have targeted Asian-Americans nationwide since the coronavirus pandemic began.