Daily Money: Home upgrades hit feverish pace; Ford debuts F-150 Lightning electric pickup
Nathan BomeyGood morning, Daily Money friends, it's Nathan wishing you a happy Thursday!
📖 I'm proud to say I've got a new book coming out! In these turbulent times, Americans feel hopelessly divided along fault lines of politics, race, religion, class and culture. But not everyone is accepting the status quo.
Beginning in late 2018, I visited and interviewed people who are bridging gaps despite their differences. I tell their stories and draw lessons from them in Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age, published by Polity. Check out the excerpt published this morning in USA TODAY on how journalists can help restore trust by becoming bridge builders, too.
On to our ...
💡 INSIGHT OF THE DAY: Sprucing up your home? You're definitely not alone. Americans have been doing a flurry of upgrades since the pandemic began. Now, 94% of builders report some major shortages of appliances, reports Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy.
📰 And here are more stories you won't want to miss:
1. Should your employer speak up about racial injustice? Two-thirds of Americans say yes.
2. Ford revealed the F-150 Lightning electric pickup on Wednesday night. Check out the details.
3. The F-150 Lightning joins a flurry of new electric pickups coming. Here's a rundown of what's in the works.
4. Have you seen homes listed above what they're probably worth? Many brokers are shooting high as the housing market continues to flourish.
5. Hackers are getting more and more clever. Here's what they don't want you to know.
Thanks for reading!
--@NathanBomey