Labor shortages could squeeze the nation's most popular retirement destinations, providing new opportunities for places like Tennessee and North Carolina to cater to seniors. The scramble to find service workers has been on display among large corporate employers in recent weeks. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is raising
The Advancement Initiative aims to help less prosperous schools bridge the wealth gap through investments in late-stage startups. College endowments illustrate just how deep-rooted inequality is in higher education. U.S. college endowments held about $630 billion in fiscal 2019. But just a few schools account for much of that: More than
The Athletics are turning up the pressure on city leaders to commit to their vision for a new ballpark. But the era of big public funding for stadiums may be over. The Oakland Athletics play in a ballpark that’s a relic of a lost age. Now known as the RingCentral
On stony coral colonies, amoxicillin is 95 percent effective at curing contaminated tissues. New research indicates that slathering corals in a common antibiotic temporarily relieves a mysterious tissue-eating disease.Researchers note in Scientific Reports on April 21 that a form of coral infected with stony coral tissue
More than a dozen utilities are pursuing fossil fuel assets that will far outlast President Biden’s 15-year deadline for a zero-emissions electric gridThe red-and-white flue stacks of the James M. Barry Electric Generating Station tower over the Mobile River, belching steam into the Alabama sky. The
Cancer patients in U.S. states that limited Medicaid use with higher income barriers were more likely to die than those living in states with lower limits, medical records show. States began allowing more of the nation’s poor to enroll in Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, which subsidizes
Florida’s legislature signed off on an agreement that gives the Seminole Tribe significantly more sway over gambling in the Sunshine State, including control over sports betting. In a special session, the Florida House gave 97-17 approval to a compact that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis struck with the tribe
There are plenty of exchange-traded funds for when SPACs are shooting the lights out, and soon, one for when they’re hitting the skids. Tuttle Capital Management on Wednesday plans to launch the Short De-SPAC ETF in a departure from most such funds in the market that have sought
Services aimed at the trans community are a matter of “life and death” as government policies aim to restrict support. When Jonas Quinn, a 35-year old trans woman, sought treatment for gender dysphoria two years ago, they said the doctor rebuffed them, calling it a phase they would grow out of. “I’d
Izzy Englander’s Millennium Management will open two more offices in Florida as its staff joins a growing southward migration. The $50 billion hedge fund firm will have outposts in Miami and West Palm Beach, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move is mostly driven by its portfolio managers’
