Tampa Bay Times
"In many ways unions actually prevent the economy from evolving. The recently ended International Longshoremen’s Association strike is an illustration. The dockworkers went back to work after getting a 61.5% pay increase, but they are still negotiating “language to protect us from automation." … more »
Marin.org
Marin County had a “life satisfaction” score of 7.4. "If the score were used to rank the county among the happiest countries in the world, Marin would place just behind the Netherlands as the seventh-happiest country in the world." … more »
Wikipedia
"The Federal Reserve's jumbo interest-rate cut in mid-September was welcome news to prospective homebuyers, with the expectation that a lower federal funds rate would help push mortgage rates lower." … more »
Marin Post
"While AI can beat humans in some instances, the best stock-picking seems to be done by what the researchers called “man + machine.” This, they noted, was similar to the dynamic in the chess world, where computers eventually developed the ability to beat the best players, but a top player overseeing a computer model was best of all." … more »
Jeremy Mathieu
"A row over sea life, lice and livelihoods is dividing communities as the government plans to end open-net pen farming in British Columbian waters." … more »
PPIC
"Employers hiring migrant workers through a federal program must provide food or cooking facilities. But those picking our fresh food have no access to adequate meals." … more »
Marin Post
"Sand. Salt. Iron. Copper. Oil. Lithium. These, not petabytes or algorithms or innovative ideas, are the building blocks of human life as we know it. And, without these basic materials, we couldn’t have much of anything else, certainly not petabytes of information or algorithms for implementing innovative ideas." … more »
Jessica Rourk
"Just 2.5% of homes in the US changed hands this year in the first eight months, the lowest turnover rate in at least 30 years." … more »
Trash.stlouiscountymn.gov
"The rise of recycling is a story of illusory promises, often entwined with disturbing political agendas." … more »
Freddie Mac
" The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.08% as of Sept. 26, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday. That's the lowest level since mid-September 2022. The rate is down 1 basis point from the previous week. One basis point is equal to one hundredth of a percentage point. A year ago, the 30-year rate was averaging 7.31%." … more »
