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The share of Americans working a full day from home rose from 7% in 2019 to 60% in the immediate wake of COVID in 2020. This share has now fallen to 25%, still well above its pre-COVID rate. What have

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Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moodys Analytics, points out that the American economy is currently the envy of the world. The outcome of the Presidential election could change the course of the econo