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October 2019

Meet the A.I. landlord that’s building a single-family-home empire

Data science helped Amherst Holdings CEO Sean Dobson make a fortune in the housing crash. Now he’s deploying A.I. to […]

China set to deepen Argentine trade ties with bid for grains ‘superhighway’

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned construction giant CCCC is preparing a bid to dredge Argentina’s Parana […]

Trucking industry’s troubles spill over to rest of the economy

This year alone, some 2,500 truck drivers have lost their jobs as trucking companies large and small declare bankruptcy. Major […]

Inflation by stealth: how Japan’s firms fight the frugal retail psyche

By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) – After years of soggy inflation and the long reign of Japan’s tight-fisted shoppers, businesses […]

Why are America’s three biggest metros shrinking?

Is this the age of the great metropolitan exodus? In 2018, the New York City area lost more than 100,000 […]

Manhattan’s Smaller Apartments Are the Priciest Since 2008

Seekers of smaller apartments in Manhattan have had plenty of company this summer. Swelling demand by both newcomers and locals […]

How luxury units turn into affordable housing

Building more high-end apartments doesn’t sound like a quick fix for the affordable housing crisis. But maybe you just have […]

What Is a USB Bitcoin Miner and How Does It Work?

BY MITCHELL GRANT   Bitcoin can be earned by purchasing them using dollars or other currencies, by selling goods or services and receiving […]

The rise of the only child: How America is coming around to the idea of ‘just one’

“I come across a lot of people who say, ‘Oh, I was an only child,’ or, ‘I have an only […]

Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have ‘major impact,’ Harvard researcher says

Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3 percent of all cancers in America. But with a one-year survival rate of just 20 percent (and five-year […]