Rentals

As a balmy spring evening descended on western Paris, I needed to make my way across town to my apartment, roughly three kilometers away. The streets were congested, so I was hesitant to take a cab, and I didn’t feel like taking the Metro because it was hot and the station was far away. So I rented a battery-powered scooter that was available on the street and nipped through traffic, right to my front door. The trip was fun, not to mention affordable and speedy. It was also green, I assumed: E-scooters don’t belch out…

Jake and Stephanie Murphy are moving into a new single-family rental home built by American Homes 4 Rent.Diana Olick | CNBC Real Estate CorrespondentAs demand for single-family rental homes surges, big landlords are jumping into the homebuilding business to shore up falling supplies.The push comes as more Americans have the flexibility to work from anywhere and are looking for larger spaces with outdoor areas."This market is very undersupplied. There are not enough quality homes for the number of American families," said…

Many cities are partnering with escooter providers to get cars out of their landscapes. But should we get behind this type of transport when they are massively underutilized by women? Research in Paris, for instance, found that 66% of dockless e-scooter riders were male. This week, Voi released a report on Shared escooters and gender equity. It reveals a significant disparity in the way men and women experience escooters — with the latter losing out.  Written…

I recently saw Craig Finn described as the Bruce Springsteen of indie-rock. The Minneapolis born frontman for The Hold Steady is certainly similar in his crafting of detailed short stories that attend to the concerns of everyday people and the working class. Though he’s a generation younger than the Boss, ‘A Legacy of Rentals’ feels similar to Springsteen’s most recent album  ‘Ghosts’; both deal with the loss of friends and loved ones and the passage of time. ‘A Legacy of Rentals’ gains a certain emotional potency…

K.G.F: Chapter 2 is available for rentals in five languages — Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam — in standard definition (SD) quality on Amazon Prime Video as part of its 'Early Access" scheme, the platform has announced. This means that those who want to watch the actioner before it premieres on subscription-based streaming services, colloquially known as OTT platforms, can do so by renting it for Rs. 199, provided they have a credit/debit card to execute the digital transaction. Once you rent it, you will…

United Rentals announced an agreement with Ford Pro to purchase hundreds of EVs to support its fleet sustainability goals for North America. The initial order is for 500 F-150 Lightning pickups and 30 E-Transit vans. The Ford EVs will begin deliveries to United Rentals later this year to be use by both the rental company and its customers. United Rentals ($URI) operates as the largest equipment rental company in the world, with over 1,300 locations across multiple continents. With footprints in 49 of the 50 United…