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Millions More Families Now Have Health Cover, Survey Finds
New figures point to the largest gain in a decade, though the people who remain uninsured are proving the hardest…
Tom Ashworth• Tom Ashworth writes about business and economy for Broadsheet. He started as a photographer and still shoots many of his own stories.
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Why Freight Firms Are Betting on Smaller, Faster Routes
The long-haul giants still rule the oceans, but nimble operators are finding profit in short hops between regional hubs.
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How to Judge a Stock Using Only Two Simple Numbers
Professional analysts use dozens of ratios. Private investors can get most of the way there with earnings and debt.
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Six Ways Builders Can Prepare for a Thinner Workforce
Retirements are outpacing apprentices. The firms coping best started training and automating years before they had to.
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Bulk Shipping Is Back, and Smaller Ports Are Cashing In
After three lean years, grain and ore are moving again, and harbours that big lines ignored suddenly have full berths.
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The City Council That Balanced Its Books by Asking Residents
One mid-sized city handed part of its budget to public vote. The results surprised the officials who proposed it.
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A Smarter Way to Plan a Weekly Food Budget
Start with what is already in the cupboard. Households that do it this way report spending a fifth less.
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Voters Head to the Polls in a Race Nobody Can Call
Candidates spent the final week in the same three districts, and pollsters are openly declining to pick a winner.
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Inside the Long Night of an Election Count
Volunteers, thermos flasks and a great many cardboard boxes: what really happens between the close of polls and the result.
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Fuel Bills Keep Rising. Here Is What Comes Next
Forecasters expect a calmer summer and another hard winter, with suppliers warning that relief will arrive slowly.
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