You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 1.5 percent The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to 1.5 percent, the third rate hike this year. This will have a downstream effect, raising rates on credit cards, mortgages and other loans. But it’s a sign the Fed is confident in […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 49.9 percent-48.4 percent Democrat Doug Jones beat Republican Roy Moore with 49.9 percent of the vote to Moore’s 48.4 percent in the Alabama special U.S. Senate election for the seat once held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [FiveThirtyEight] 18 jets Canada […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Anywhere from +9 to -10 Tonight we’ll have a live blog devoted to a special election in an off-year in a typically one-party state that is competitive due to both national trends as well as a sex scandal. And polls of […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 1,052 deaths Officially, 64 people died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria. But The New York Times estimated that as many as 1,052 people died in the 42 days following the hurricane’s landfall because of the storm. They determined that […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. $50 to $200 an hour Tech companies are paying models by the hour to come to their stupid office holiday party so that it isn’t a depressing nightmare. This is a high water mark year for the sketchy practice, which is […]