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  • an angry looking young business man with long hair, holds his furrowed forehead, sitting on steps outside an office buildingFinance

    Layoffs may be starting to take a toll as weekly unemployment applications jump to their highest level since 2021

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 3: Lionel Messi #30 of Paris Saint-Germain reacts after a missed free-kick during the Paris Saint-Germain V Clermont, French Ligue 1 regular season match at Parc des Princes on June 3, 2023, in Paris, France (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Tickets to see soccer superstar Lionel Messi play for Miami soar to $450 as resellers try to cash in on Messi-mania

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • Taylor Swift performs during opening night of the Chicago Eras Tour at Soldier Field on June 2, 2023, in Chicago. (Shanna Madison/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Taylor Swift isn’t just an entertainment giant. Her sold-out tour is supercharging local economies too

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – MAY 27: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at MetLife Stadium on May 27, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)Lifestyle

    Taylor Swift’s Argentina concert tickets are such a bargain thanks to 100% inflation that some Americans may fly there to take advantage

    By Patrick Gillespie, Augusta Saraiva, and others
  • Shot of a young woman shopping in a grocery storeFinance

    Consumers are feeling gloomier about the economy as the labor market cools down

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • Young woman with shopping bags.Finance

    The resilient US consumer is slowing down and analysts are worried they could be ‘hitting a breaking point’

    By Leslie Patton, Brendan Case, and others
  • HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 08: The Reyes family wait to receive baby formula in a Walmart Supercenter on July 08, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Consumer goods continue seeing shortages as the country grapples with ongoing supply chain issues stemming from the pandemic. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Retail

    Baby formula prices just soared to an all-time high and manufacturers are blaming it on new regulations that ‘significantly’ raise their costs

    By Augusta Saraiva, Madison Muller, and others
  • Executive outside office with office equipmentSuccess

    The big tech layoff carnage is great news for startups and small businesses trying to snap up workers

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • A factory worker with a welding mask on.Finance

    The first US factory production decline in six month is a warning sign about global demand

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • Lionel MessiLifestyle

    Inflation hits one of soccer fans’ favorite pastimes as filling the World Cup Panini sticker album will cost over $1,000

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • The Ever Given container ship moves along the Suez Canal towards Ismailia after being freed from the canal bank in Suez, Egypt, on Monday, March 29, 2021. The giant Ever Given container ship was finally pulled free from the bank of the Suez Canal, allowing for a massive tail back of ships to start navigating once again through one of the worlds most important trade routes. Photographer: Islam Safwat/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnvironment

    Evergreen blocked the Suez Canal last year. Now one of its ships has run aground again—in the U.S.

    By Augusta Saraiva, Cindy Wang, and others
  • Adele performingArts & Entertainment

    Amazon cloud outage delays Adele ’30’ tour presale

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • Dollar Tree aisleRetail

    Dollar Tree is no longer selling its products for $1

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • MIAMI, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 25: Vehicles wait for renters at a Hertz car rental location in the Miami International Airport on October 25, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Hertz announced that it ordered 100,000 Teslas as the company is emerging from bankruptcy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Finance

    Hertz’s $4.2 billion deal to buy 100,000 Teslas created $119 billion in stock market value

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
  • Children’s toys sit in a shopping cart at a Target Corp. store in Westbury, New York, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Deloitte expects sales from November to January to rise as much as 5.6 percent, to more than $1.1 trillion, marking the best holiday period in recent memory. Photographer: Alex Flynn/BloombergRetail

    California passes law requiring retailers to offer gender-neutral departments for kids’ items

    By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg