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Festive consumption growth halved in 2024 as urban demand slacks, notes Nomura
Nomura reports festive consumption growth has dropped to 15% this year. Analysts observed slower gr…
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Why have housing sales fallen in 30 Tier-II cities?
The report shows that sales fell from 47,985 units last year to 41,871 units this year, while new h…
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The Social Security curveballs making retirement even more confusing
Patrice Earnest, 66, is getting a $0 Social Security check. She's not alone.
Noah Sheidlower,Juliana Kaplan
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Budget 2024: More affordable housing, lowered rent TDS — here’s what will change for the housing sector this year
Union Budget 2024 delivers massive boost with 3 crore affordable houses and tax cuts. Here's all th…
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After eliminating extreme poverty, India now eligible to move to a higher poverty line: report
The report finds growth in per capita consumption, a decline in urban and rural inequality and a dr…
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Rural men in China say they're too poor to afford the massive dowries expected of them. People on social media say it's just an excuse.
One rural worker said dowries in his region had grown to $70,000, per state media. That's about 25 …
Matthew Loh
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Women and tenants of color grapple with higher rates of eviction. Access to a lawyer can boost success rates in housing court by 70%.
Much of today's housing inequities stem a historical exclusion from property ownership in America -…
Yoonji Han
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It's never been harder to build wealth. Blame high interest rates and the US housing market.
Buying a home builds wealth, but sky-high mortgage rates have pushed that goal out of reach for man…
Jennifer Sor
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Indian Govt may pay rent for urban poor in 100 cities; issue vouchers
According to Census 2011, about 27.5% of urban residents lived in rented houses in 2011. A senior o…
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Budget 2022 expectation: Why India needs an urban MGNREGA
This year’s Union Budget, which will be announced on February 1 by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sit…
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Beggars, urban poor scour once-pulsating Vaishali market for food, alms in reflection of lockdown fallout
That roadside tailor on a makeshift bench, who would stitch and mend for captive customers living i…
PTI
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From garden to table: How one urban garden in New York City is launching a generation of food innovators
In the program, children can learn everything from ways to prepare peppers to the medicinal propert…
Lauren Edmonds
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$104,400 classes as a 'low' income for a single-person household in San Francisco, California's housing department says
The median income for a one-person household in San Francisco County is listed as $122,500. Earning…
Grace Dean
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White House interns will be paid for the first time this fall, opening the doors of the prestigious program to lower-income applicants
"You do the White House internship, you're pretty set. Most doors open," an advocate and former unp…
Juliana Kaplan
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Europe's middle class has been strong for 2 decades while America's was squeezed by an 'explosion of debt,' report says
Americans' growing debt loads, from student debt to housing debt, are holding the country's middle …
Ayelet Sheffey,Hillary Hoffow…
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Biden administration to reverse the Trump-era 'public charge' rule that denied green cards to poor immigrants
US Department of Homeland Security Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the Trump-era rule was "not con…
Charles R. Davis
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Delhi-NCR: 5.68L houses under construction; periodic bans add to buyers' woes
While there are nearly 5.68 lakh houses under various stages of construction in Delhi-NCR, any kind…
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Biden's push to release only half of Afghanistan's $7 billion reserves to its people would add 'insult to injury,' experts say
The decision comes as "the Afghan economy moves closer to the abyss and gets closer to collapse," a…
Oma Seddiq
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Here's where new House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stands on progressive issues, including racial justice and climate policy
The first Black House party leader has advocated for racial justice and voting rights, but has rema…
Yoonji Han
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Conservatives love to blame America's housing crisis on Democrats. An economist explains the true reason behind it and why it extends beyond political parties.
There aren't enough houses to go around — in cities and in the rural US. The solution starts with s…