Category Archives: Economy/Economics
Electricity Costs in New Hampshire
When we switch on the lights here in New Hampshire, we pay more than residents in 45 states. That’s right, the Granite State has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country. And industrial employers pay more for electricity … Continue reading
BitConnect collapse “impending,” says Crypto Insider
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New Hampshire individuals, small-business owners see spike in Obamacare premiums
Small-business owners in New Hampshire have seen a spike on the limited options available on the Obamacare exchange, the Union Leader reported. The average rise in premiums for nearly 24,000 on the Obamacare exchange, who do not receive a federal subsidy, … Continue reading
No Longer Secret: Berlin Biomass Plant $52.3M Cost To Consumers
Eversource customers paid $52.3 million more than necessary between November of 2013 and last April due to a controversial contract between the utility and the biomass-burning Burgess BioPower plant in Berlin. | Keep Reading at InDepthNH
Keene Bitcoin Vending Machine Becomes Cryptocurrency Vending Machine, Adds DASH!
Recent drama behind the scenes with Bitcoin has resulted in the world’s most popular and oldest cryptocurrency, that sadly can’t scale to increased demand, and as a result, has escalating, ridiculous fees. | Keep Reading at Free Keene
Dash Contractor Points Remittance Users to Crypto ATMs Over “Funding the Wall”
Billions in remittances are annually sent from folks in the USSA to their friends and families elsewhere. For decades, firms like Western Union and MoneyGram took a hefty fee for this service. But today, with the emergence of peer-to-peer digital … Continue reading
New Hampshire adds manufacturing jobs, but trend may be short-lived
Manufacturing jobs are rebounding in New Hampshire, at least in the short term, but the Granite State remains well short of the more than 77,000 such jobs it produced prior to the onset of the 2008 recession. Even so, economists … Continue reading
Bitcoin buff confronts infamous regulator
Bitcoin activist Theo Chino confronts infamous New York regulator Benjamin Lawsky about his even more infamous BitLicense…and gets video of it! | RidleyReport