Old-school news, just in time
by US Census Bureau The share of the world population age 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 10.5 percent to 19.6 percent between 2025 and 2060, according to a new report released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The report, An Aging World 2025, finds that the global population is …
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by Kevin Burton Some of the words we use to discuss finances didn’t start as money words, as we learned Wednesday, from a list from Merriam-Webster dictionary. We continue the theme today with a colorful phrase from the world of poker: Blue-chip Blue-chip, meaning “a stock issue of high investment quality that …
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by Kevin Burton Tax day is not our favorite day. But we mark it today with a list of financial words from Merriam-Webster. Capital The first known use of the word capital is in early Middle English, in which it was used as an adjective meaning “of or relating to the head.” It …
