Why There Are No Houses to Buy in Many U.S. Cities
The housing market might be softening in some parts of the U.S., but in others, inventory is so low ...
Alana Semuels
Semuels is a senior correspondent at TIME covering the consumer side of healthcare. She previously wrote about economics and business news. She is a four-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, and she has won awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers and the Los Angeles Press Club.
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Why Women Still Make Much Less Than Men
A new Pew report shows that there is still a significant pay gap between men and women in the U.S.—a...
The U.S. Economy Is Doing Too Well
The most recent U.S. inflation numbers show a strong economy—but signal a bad situation for American...
Empathetic Employers Were a Pandemic Blip
Why DEI initiatives, remote work, mental health days, and other work benefits from 2020 are disappea...
More Than 100 Kids Were Illegally Employed In Dangerous Jobs
A Labor Department investigation found that more than 100 children were illegally employed in hazard...
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U.S. Response to Fruit Flies is Outdated
The government confiscated a grower's oranges, citing economic catastrophe. It's a sign of its outda...
New Jobs Report Undermines Recession Predictions
The U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January, making CEO worries about a downturn seem paranoid.
'Return to Office' Plans Spell Trouble for Working Moms
Mothers aren't the only workers affected by the policies, but data on their experiences offer a wind...
Two Startups Want to Fix a Broken U.S. Airline System
As commercial airlines abandon small cities, two start-ups are stepping in to help fix an increasing...
Blame the Airlines for American Inequality
After deregulation in 1978, airlines abandoned small cities at the expense of big hubs. That's had m...
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Why Your Energy Bills Are So High Right Now
The U.S. might want to transition to renewables, but it is still chained to oil and natural gas.
2023 Will Be a Year of Worker Strikes
Labor conflicts will affect everything you do in 2023, from Amazon orders to your favorite Netflix s...
Your Next House Could Be Made on an Assembly Line
Building homes—or at least pieces of them—in a factory could help address America's housing shortage...
Why We Buy Things We Don't Need
Part of our drive to consume is down to the way our brains have evolved, a new book argues
The Cure for Inflation Means More Pain for Renters
The rising cost of housing is helping to drive inflation, but raising interest rates is exacerbating...
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