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Question of the Day: What is the most popular way to consume TV content: broadcast, streaming or cable? - Blog
Who's winning the battle for eyeballs? Answer: Streaming has recently surpassed cable, with 38.4% of total TV consumption vs. 29.1% for cable Questions: When it comes to consuming TV, which method do you use most? Why? Why do you think that streaming recently surpassed cable? How many streaming services do you think are useful? Do you think recent price increases from streaming services or their move to ad-supported models will impact their popularity? Why or why not? Here are the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.
High inflation made finances worse for 65% of Americans last year | CNN Business
Inflation may have slowed last year, but it continued to deal heavy blows — some devastating — on Americans’ livelihoods: Nearly two-thirds of US households were worse off because of it, and roughly 1 in 6 adults couldn’t pay all their monthly bills, new Federal Reserve data shows.
Why can’t prices just stay the same?
If high inflation hurts just about everyone, why can’t we have no inflation?This video is presented by DCU. DCU doesn’t have a say in our editorial decisions...
Get ready to pay more for Spotify
The audio purveyor is raising prices again.
How to buy a house with no down payment
Zero-down mortgages are making a comeback.
How Much Happiness Can Your Salary Buy? Researchers Can’t Agree
When it comes to income, there is no magic number.
Biden campaign outspending Trump and RFK Jr by 3:1 on Meta
An Equestrian Kid Rock Fan, An Idealistic Cheesehead and an Aspiring Comic Emerge
Why are musicians canceling summer shows?
More and more musicians are saying “The show must go on” doesn’t apply to them.
Fracking wastewater has “shocking” amount of clean-energy mineral lithium
40% of US need for lithium could be covered by Pennsylvania's fracking byproduct.
Groceries are gonna have a hot discount summer
Why now? Every retailer wants to be seen as the ‘one’ that finally lowered prices.
Buried Fortune of Old Copper Wire Is Worth Billions to Telcos
As they upgrade to fiber-optic cable, telecommunications companies could recover as much as 800,000 metric tons of copper over the next decade.
Apple's iPhone sales in China jump 52% in April, data shows
Apple's smartphone shipments in China rose 52% in April from a year ago, extending a rebound seen in March, according to data from a research firm affiliated the Chinese government.
17 Sharp Quotes from Mises’ Famous Essay ‘Profit and Loss’
“Taxing profits is tantamount to taxing success in best serving the public.”
Poll finds ‘jarring’ stats on democracy amid widening gulf of economic misperception • Michigan Advance
The gulf between what Michiganders believe to be true and what is actually true is widening to a point that it is “undermining what we once took as a shared belief in democracy.” That’s one of the conclusions of a poll released by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce to coincide with this week’s Mackinac […]
Target to lower prices on 5K items
The initiative follows several recent moves by the retailer to appeal to value and price-sensitive consumers.
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company's monopoly on live events
The Justice Department has sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America.
Why Does Every Nice Dress Cost $500 Now?
No, you’re not imagining things. Here’s why every summer dress you find is so expensive (or Shein cheap).
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Here's how much money you need to make to be middle class in each US state
A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class, lower class, and upper class.
Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break | Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing. Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday vetoed a bill to pause for two years a sales tax exemption the state gives for building and equipping computer data centers.
North America Data Center Trends H2 2023
Technological innovation is driving record demand despite power constraints.
Michigan voters losing trust in democracy, education and economy, poll finds
The poll asked about whether the use of force, threats or violence is justified in a democracy, and 35% of poll respondents said they believe it is.
Why True Free-Market Advocates Oppose Antitrust Laws - FEE
Trying to dominate the market isn’t an example of anti-competitive behavior. It’s what real competition consists of.
DOJ sues Live Nation to break up the entertainment behemoth
The suit alleges that Live Nation threatened to retaliate against venues that didn’t use its ticketing service.
Justice Department expected to file antitrust suit against Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster | CNN Business
The Justice Department and several states are expected to file a lawsuit as soon as Thursday against Live Nation Inc, citing alleged antitrust violations at least in part due to the market dominance of the company’s Ticketmaster unit, a person briefed on the planned legal action said.
Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden
Exclusive Harris poll for the Guardian shows 55% believe economy is shrinking, in troubling sign for president’s re-election bid
Explore interest rates | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Use this tool throughout your homebuying process to see how your credit score, home price, down payment, and more can affect mortgage interest rates.
The Wealth of Billionaires: Where It Came From, Where It Is, and Why It Matters | The Heritage Foundation
Is the economy a zero-sum game? When the rich get richer, does that come at the expense of everyone else? Much political discourse is predicated on this idea. The common term “wealth distribution,” for example, invokes the idea that there is a fixed quantity of money that policymakers must decide how to divvy up.
All that 'checkout charity' adds up. Domino's plans $174 million from it for St. Jude hospital
The world’s top-selling pizza chain is betting big on the generosity of its customers. And they are not alone. Domino’s recently pledged $174 million over the next ten years to benefit St.