Climate change could heat up long-term inflation

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• Airfares are down 13% over the past year, but they may be headed back up soon

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Fuel costs are down but may rise again soon.

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• Inside the evolving infrastructure of Laredo, the No 1. port in the U.S.

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  With tens of thousands of trucks passing through Laredo each day, bridges and roads are critical to this center of North American trade.

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• ESPN enters the competitive world of online sports gambling

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  The company hopes to win a piece of the nearly $85 billion global sports betting market, now dominated by DraftKings and FanDuel.

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• Climate change effects likely to include long-term inflation

  by Henry Epp

  

  The fifth National Climate Assessment says climate change will continue to nudge household spending higher in many categories — including health, food and home repair.

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• Fewer Americans are walking these days. What gives?

  by Amy Scott and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Linda Poon, staff writer at Bloomberg CityLab, talks about her reporting on why walking trips have declined since the start of the pandemic.

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• Denver travel agent says travelers are budgeting for big trips further in advance

  by Richard Cunningham

  Sarah Fazendin, founder of Videre Travel, says her clients are budgeting for “big bucket list trips” years into the future.

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