Officials in Puerto Rico greatly underestimated the death toll from Hurricane Maria — here’s why

REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico is 64, but transparency organizations estimate the real total is much higher. One estimate puts the count at 1,085. The discrepancy may be a result of how local officials tally deaths. “If you don’t get away from those areas, you are going […]

The death of the bank branch has been greatly exaggerated

KBW Online banking is all the rage. But that doesn’t mean bank branches have been rendered irrelevant. Bank of America’s mobile customers reached 22.2 million in the first quarter of 2017. And JPMorgan, which boosts 27.3 million mobile users, is making a number of investments in digital banking. But according to a recent note penned by equity analysts at Keefe, […]