Category Archives: People

Steep Decline in Homeownership, Home Building Predicted | Planetizen

A new report shows that as the population of the U.S. ages, it is likely that more people will rent than own homes , causing a steep decline in the home building industry. The report is from the Metropolitan Research Center at the …

Scripps SciComm Post IV: Jennifer Ouellette on Science in …

Hollywood and Science | We started off this morning with a real treat: A talk by Jennifer Ouellette, science writer and now director of the the National Academy of Sciences ‘ Science an.

Back-to-School Shopping: Down, but Not Out – Real Time Economics – WSJ

The back-to-school shopping season — which lasts from about mid-July through mid-September — is one of vital importance for many retailers, making up roughly 18-20% of their annual sales, second in importance only to the holiday …

Wholesale inventories fall for record 10th straight month but …

Wholesale inventories fall for 10th straight monthWASHINGTON — Businesses slashed inventories at the wholesale level for a record 10th consecutive month in June, a decline that has contributed to the longest recession since World War …

Discovery News: Born Animal: Animals on Twitter

Born Animal is finally on Twitter, so I invite you to check the blog out there and become a follower. (Which sounds like I’m starting a religious cult, but it’s just the tweet peep speak.) http://twitter.com/jenniferviegas From …