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Here's a nerdy puzzle for you. See if you can figure out the answer before I tell you. "Checkable" deposits represent money you can get your hands on quickly—like a checking account—as opposed to things like CDs, which you can access only when they mature. Here are checkable deposits per household: During the pandemic, what ...continue reading "Why did checking accounts surge during the pandemic?"

Jay-Z said his only heartbreak is for his family, as having to explain the allegations will be hard on the Carter-Knowles' three children.

Yegor Denisov-Blanch, a researcher at Stanford University, says that 10% of all software engineers are "ghosts" who basically do nothing. This is based on data he's collected on 50,000 engineers at hundreds of companies. But the number varies with work arrangement. Only 6% of engineers who work at the office do nothing, compared to 14% ...continue reading "Working at home produces both better and worse software engineers"

The St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged a woman Sunday with fatally shooting her boyfriend over the weekend.

A woman was found dead in the passenger seat of a truck Sunday after the driver exchanged gunfire with Crystal City police, authorities said.

An SUV struck and killed a 73-year-old man in Des Peres on Saturday evening.

Jennifer Doleac says we need more cops on the street. One reason is that we're not good enough at catching criminals: Right now, the probability of getting caught across the United States is low and falling. Clearance rates — in simplified terms, the number of arrests per reported offenses — were just 41 percent for ...continue reading "We have plenty of police officers in America"