Produced by ‘The Argument’ Rent is soaring, but close to two-thirds of renters remain on leases because of financial reasons. In 2019, nearly 70 percent of millennials surveyed said that they could not afford to buy a home on account
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General Atlantic-backed HireRight files for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) -HireRight GIS Group Holdings LLC, an employee-screening company backed by private-equity firm General Atlantic, filed paperwork with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering on Wednesday. HireRight generated revenue of $326.5 million in the six months ended June 30
Opinion | How to Do the Most Good
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Do we actually know how much good our charitable donations do? This is the question that jump-started Holden Karnofsky’s current career. He was working at a hedge fund and wanted to figure out how
Opinion | Britain Is Heading Into a Nightmarish Winter
LONDON — Long lines outside gas stations. Panicked drivers fighting one another as the pumps run dry. Soldiers deployed to distribute fuel across the country. And in the background, the pandemic stretching on, food rotting in fields and families sinking
Opinion | In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, He Was Almost Anakin Skywalker
Devon Michael was a rising child actor in the 1990s. Until he auditioned for Star Wars. Devon Michael was a rising child actor in the 1990s. Until he auditioned for Star Wars. Supported by By Ben Proudfoot Mr. Proudfoot is
Opinion | Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With Debt
By Michael R. Strain Mr. Strain is an economist and the director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Senate Republicans say they believe the nation’s borrowing limit should be raised, and don’t want the United States to
Your Friday Briefing
We’re covering the U.S. preparing for Covid booster shots and the resignation of a U.S. diplomat over the deportation of Haitian migrants. U.S. moves to roll out Covid booster shots A day after drug regulators authorized the third shot of
Opinion | For a Parent This Anxious Delta Fall, the Only Way Out Is Through
I’m a native New Yorker. I’m a staunch feminist. And I grew up playing bass in punk bands on the Lower East Side. Those are three ways of telling you that I’m not generally a person ruled by fear, or
Opinion | No Wonder the French Are Angry
PARIS — Make no mistake. This is a crisis, not a spat. The new partnership announced last week between the United States, Britain and Australia, in which Australia would be endowed with nuclear-powered submarines, has left the French angry and
German insurance startup Wefox strengthens team with Zurich International hire
BERLIN (Reuters) – Insurance technology company Wefox is strengthening its top team with the appointment of former Zurich International CEO Peter Huber, as the Berlin startup looks to speed the rollout of new products following a $650 million funding round