Category
Economy
Markets, trade, employment, prices and economic policy.
Credibility summary
Of the 186 claims in Economy with evidence either way, 91% held up.
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Yacht was chartered for $750000 a week
Arrange wall-to-wall carpeting installed in 225-foot yacht
Arrange emergency shipment of sand
Others make bulk of money from commissions
Distract deflect shower with complimentary goodies for clients impossible to satisfy
Others might charge hourly or weekly fee on top of other fees
Some advisers or concierges charge annual fees extending into tens of thousands of dollars
Clients can text service 24/7 for immediate solution if anything goes awry
Costs for travelers range from $21000 a week for couple to $140000 a week for family excluding airfare
Rooms at Maldives resort ranged from $4000 to $15000 depending on season
Give them Champagne give them free spa treatment upgrade to suite
Complimentary service is part of hospitality
Velocity Black clients pay $3000 annual fee for attention on trips
Candidates can buy television ads at cheapest rates under federal law super PACs often pay much more
At New York drinking spot Julius a sweet-natured Texan strikes up conversation
Factories and warehouses [account for] another 17 percent
Hotel occupancy rates have declined in many areas as business travel has waned given growing popularity of virtual meetings
Hotel conversions account for additional 22 percent
Office vacancy rates have climbed provoking decline in office real estate values
Housing and affordable rental housing is popular target for these conversions
Recently analyzed in Economy
Some price increases stemmed from tariffs other factors like housing and food costs played a larger role
June inflation highest since February Trump's tariffs increased prices
Prices are rising because of tariffs
Risk is that investors begin to doubt United States will pay back its debts and start demanding higher interest rates
The New York Times
Country is still on track to borrow an alarming amount of money in coming years
The New York Times