Julie and Steve Rockcastle, founders of Green Heron Growers in New York's Cattaraugus County, are always trying to figure out what works and what doesn't when it comes to selling their grass-fed beef at farmers markets. So ...
Economics & Business
Dec 19, 2023
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As the festive season approaches, Dr. Joy Malala, a consumer credit researcher from the University of Warwick, sheds light on the heightened financial burden faced by vulnerable families during this period.
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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A new survey, analyzed by the University of Bristol and commissioned by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, shows nearly two-thirds (65%) of households, amounting to 18.4 million, have consumer debt and more than 4 in 10 households ...
Economics & Business
Dec 1, 2023
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Abandoned animals, kids with cancer, disabled veterans: These and other pitches for charity can move your emotions and have you reaching for your credit card.
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2023
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Credit is an everyday, and often essential, part of young people's lives. Gaining access to credit for the first time is an important transition to adulthood that can enable you to study, earn and invest in your future.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2023
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On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie's farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business—a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, when the trellises are ...
Agriculture
Nov 12, 2023
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Buy now, pay later is a relatively new form of financial technology that allows consumers to purchase an item immediately and repay the balance at a later time in installments.
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2023
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It's become easy to order items thanks to the miracles of online shopping. But it's not so simple on the retailer end, especially when more than 16% of those sales are later sent back. In the U.S., that adds up to a staggering ...
Economics & Business
Jul 20, 2023
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Heavy rainfall in the Northeast on June 9-11, 2023, generated widespread flooding, particularly in New York's Hudson Valley and in Vermont. One major concern was the Wrightsville Dam, built in 1935 on the Winooski River north ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2023
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A report on the Chesapeake Bay released Tuesday found strong disparities between communities in different parts of the bay's watershed in terms of health, economics and social justice concerns.
Environment
Jun 6, 2023
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