The national median rent has shot up more than 20% since 2020. So how do landlords set their prices? Plus, private equity comes for addiction treatment.
Rents are way up. How are landlords picking the price?
by Matt Levin
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The national median rent has risen over 20% since 2020, according to Apartment List. And the use of pricing algorithms used by some of the nation’s biggest corporate landlords might be playing a role.
What the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation measure can tell us
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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The personal consumption expenditures price index, better known as the PCE, tracks what we paid for goods and services in the previous month.
Liquid Death is an “entertainment machine” with a water brand attached
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
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“We think about our marketing team more like ‘Saturday Night Live,’” says Mike Cessario, the beverage startup’s co-founder and CEO.
Drought threatens hydropower produced by Colorado River
by Savannah Peters
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Facing a prolonged megadrought, Western states must prep for huge water-use cuts.
Private equity investment is flooding into addiction treatment. Is that a good thing?
by Blake Farmer
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When a new operator took over an addiction treatment center in Nashville, former employees say they saw cutbacks.