Economy

Property flippers are back: Find the impact on local home sales, prices
A word we haven’t heard much of in recent years suddenly seems to be rippling through the zeitgeist again:  “Flipping.” [...]
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Covering Your Local Economy: New York, AAJA, Aug. 21
The economy is still the biggest story going, and this workshop will equip you with the story ideas and skills [...]
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As surveillance scandals mount, how are consumers spied on in daily life?
“Is your refrigerator spying on your eating habits?”   That’s a headline I’m half expecting soon, as wave after wave of [...]
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Bite-sized business story ideas: From down payment dips to bacon truffles
Business writers sometimes encounter the summer doldrums, when there’s a lull in big corporate news, regulatory affairs and other drivers [...]
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Find the new food safety act’s local impact on businesses and consumers
Food safety concerns have made news in recent days, from reaction to a Chinese conglomerate’s bid for the Smithfield meat processor [...]
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