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Surge pricing is unpopular with consumers and drivers alike, but there are ways to reduce its inherent inefficiencies. charlesdeluvio on Unsplash

Personal Finance

Surge pricing is broken – but there’s a smarter way to match gig workers with consumers

Staff Writer - July 10, 2026

The activity of tiny microbes in and around the roots of crops such as soybeans are valuable for their growth. Oleh Malshakov/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Personal Finance

Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways

Sidewalks in need of repair in Denver used to be the homeowner’s responsibility. Courtesy of Wes Marshall.

Personal Finance

Why Denver stopped treating sidewalk repair as a DIY project – lessons for other cities and homeowners

Hurdles in accessing health insurance are major drivers of health and economic inequities. veeranggull orachon/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Personal Finance

How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52‑year‑old law meant to protect worker pensions

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit

Personal Finance

How to transform workers’ campaign rage into better jobs and wages

Staff Writer - March 24, 2016

Personal Finance

Quest to find bitcoin’s founder highlights…

Staff Writer - January 7, 2016

Personal Finance

As cash becomes quaint, are ATMs on path to obsolescence?

Staff Writer - July 16, 2015

Personal Finance

Real wages show US economy is stronger than you think

Staff Writer - June 11, 2015

Personal Finance

Crime pays – could it offer students more than an MBA?

Staff Writer - March 15, 2015

Personal Finance

Walmart’s pay raise highlights how poor we’ve all become

Staff Writer - March 13, 2015

Personal Finance

This simple proposal could reduce risk taking at big banks

Staff Writer - March 7, 2015

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Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

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Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

Staff Writer - June 27, 2026

Dulce Suarez, Florida International University For a country already facing serious humanitarian needs, the two powerful earthquakes that shook...

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026

Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

June 20, 2026

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026