As larger percentages of the U.S. population become infected, a study shows how direct medical expenses for treating COVID-19 will rise. Those costs will come back to everyone.
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Reopening state economies too soon risks a second wave of the pandemic, and a surge in medical costs. Anyone who pays insurance premiums and taxes will be picking up the tab.
‘Now, have I got the skills to fix this?’
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The rush to make personal protective equipment like facemasks and face shields using 3D printers shows that the technology can help circumvent global supply chain disruptions.
In the rural South, chronic illnesses are common, the population is older and health care options have been declining as hospitals close. All put the population at higher risk from COVID-19.
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Southern governors are starting to reopen their economies at the same time COVID-19 cases are spreading through the rural South.
A tourist from Québec poses with a Canadian flag in Peggy’s Cove, N.S. on Canada Day, 2016. Allowing domestic tourism to resume may be one step to carefully reopening the Canadian economy during the pandemic.
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The crisis could provide the perfect reason for the Conservatives to expand the state to appeal to their new voter base. But they might also head in the opposite direction.
Media firms, management consultancies, business schools and economists are envisaging a new version of capitalism - but they all approach it from a skewed starting point.
Netflix’s hit show The Witcher was created after the original book series was turned into a highly successful game.
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Is the UK economy booming or are the statistics being twisted out of shape by the shuffling of gold bullion?
The Tate Britain in London houses the roastery for the coffee that is served across the group’s all four sites. Managing it is one the responsibilities of the Tate’s master of coffee.
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A Protestant tradition with pagan roots, the Christmas tree is now a global phenomenon. It also reveals much about market economics, so let’s climb on the sleigh and take a ride around this holiday item…
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid briefs the House of Commons, September 2019.
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Dogs’ lives have monetary value, and several researchers recently measured it. Their method shows how research and funding decisions can be made. Just don’t tell Bowser he’s worth only $10,000.
Venezuela: so much potential… so little gain.
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