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Porsche and Ferrari sales slump in China as car buyers flock to EVs instead

Luxury car sales plummeted in China as consumers face increased pressure from a lagging economy, turning their heads to lower-cost EVs instead. Deliveries for...

How should kids use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat?

Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when they were in eighth and seventh...

Zero percent down mortgages might help more first-time homebuyers break into the housing market—but there are caveats

It’s not surprising “zero-down mortgages are making a comeback,” as CNN recently declared. After all, home prices skyrocketed during the pandemic-fueled housing boom...

IRS says it will refund taxes extracted from Ohioans who got financial assistance after Norfolk Southern derailment disaster

Most people who received money from Norfolk Southern in the wake of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio won’t have to pay taxes...

Demand for summer concerts cools after last year’s Taylor Swift and Beyoncé megatours

For the past few years, live music has enjoyed an explosive post-pandemic revival, as ‘revenge spending’ fans itching to get back into concert...

CEO leadership advice: Share your fears and vulnerabilities, says Verge Genomics chief Alice Zhang

Alice Zhang is CEO and cofounder of Verge Genomics. I started my biotech company Verge Genomics out of graduate school in 2015. We use...

France deploys ‘dengue detectives’ in the lead up to the Olympics

When people visit romantic Paris this summer, the last thing they want to think about is possibly contracting dengue fever.  The mosquito-borne disease has...

Alaskans are seeking a respite from thousands of tourists who want to cruise the panhandle region

A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in...

What do young voters care about? Housing affordability is top of mind

In an election year, economic concerns always matter. It’s no different this year, and why would it be? And on paper, the economy...

Portugal scraps ‘manifestation of interest’ clause in latest immigration crackdown

Portugal is trying to shake off its reputation as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for immigrants, with its right-leaning government taking the...

Top officials for Indonesia’s new $32.5B capital city Nusantara resign

Progress towards Indonesia’s new capital, a legacy-setting project for outgoing president Joko Widodo, is looking shaky after its top officials unexpectedly resigned on...

Does Medicare cover concierge medicine?

Many of us have experienced the frustration of trying to find a physician who’s accepting new patients, waiting a long time to see...

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