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Older millennials are starting to act like boomers in the housing market—and pulling away from the pack

The generation once shut out of homeownership is now using equity to trade up, leaving younger buyers further behind.

By Nick LichtenbergApril 17, 2026
Food companies are finally cutting prices. PepsiCo shows it’s worth it
Food companies are finally cutting prices. PepsiCo shows it’s worth it
By Phil WahbaApril 17, 2026
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Switzerland’s former ambassador to Iran: here’s how to end this war — and why Pakistan isn’t enough
By Philippe WeltiApril 17, 2026
The housing crisis has become HR’s problem. Helping workers buy homes near the office is employers’ newest RTO play
The housing crisis has become HR’s problem. Helping workers buy homes near the office is employers’ newest RTO play
By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewApril 16, 2026
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Reed Hastings’s exit from $455 billion Netflix ‘had nothing to do with’ the failed Warner Bros. deal, says Ted Sarandos
By Amanda GerutApril 16, 2026
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A world going broke: IMF says America’s $39 trillion national debt is actually a global problem—and AI may be the only rescue
By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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The first wave of bank earnings shows why ‘resilience’ is Wall Street’s favorite word
NewslettersThe first wave of bank earnings shows why ‘resilience’ is Wall Street’s favorite word
By Diane BradyApril 17, 2026
Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings on July 10, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NewslettersEnd of an era: Reed Hastings steps down from Netflix
By Andrew NuscaApril 17, 2026
A secretive tycoon known as the ‘French Murdoch’ holds the key to Bill Ackman’s $64 billion bid for Universal Music Group
Personal FinanceA secretive tycoon known as the ‘French Murdoch’ holds the key to Bill Ackman’s $64 billion bid for Universal Music Group
By Amanda GerutApril 17, 2026
Allison Ellsworth on Shark Tank as a guest shark
SuccessPoppi’s cofounder pitched her startup on Shark Tank while 9 months pregnant and landed a $400,000 deal—now it’s worth $2 billion
By Katie MooreApril 17, 2026
Teen boys are dating their AI chatbots—and experts warn opting out of real relationships could hurt their careers in the future
SuccessTeen boys are dating their AI chatbots—and experts warn opting out of real relationships could hurt their careers in the future
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 17, 2026
Current refi mortgage rates report for April 17, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent refi mortgage rates report for April 17, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 17, 2026
Current ARM mortgage rates report for April 17, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent ARM mortgage rates report for April 17, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 17, 2026
Mortgage rates today, April 17, 2026
Personal FinanceMortgage rates today, April 17, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 17, 2026
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LawParamount raises offer for Warner as it seeks to fight off Netflix
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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    CommentaryI’m the chief growth officer at a payments app and I know how America really tips. Connecticut, I’m looking at you
    By Ricardo CiciFebruary 8, 2026
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RetailEconomists surprised by consumer spending’s screeching halt in December
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
Investor Warren Buffett, pictured during a trip to Japan in 2011.
InvestingWarren Buffett’s big bet on Japan earned Berkshire Hathaway $24 billion in just 6 years
By Tristan BoveFebruary 10, 2026
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Future of Work‘AI-washing’ and ‘forever layoffs’: Why companies keep cutting jobs, even amid rising profits
By Claire ZillmanFebruary 10, 2026
A Chipotle server looks up as she stands behind the counter holding a burrito bowl.
RetailChipotle’s CEO isn’t worried about raising prices—most of his customers make more than $100k anyway
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 10, 2026
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AIAI could trigger a global jobs market collapse by 2027 if left unchecked, former Google ethicist warns
By Jake AngeloFebruary 10, 2026
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    RetailGrocery prices have surged 25% in Colorado since the pandemic with Kroger and Walmart sharing half the market. Enter Aldi
    By Jack Buffington and The ConversationFebruary 8, 2026
(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump attend the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025.
EconomyTrump’s Canada bridge meltdown dismissed by UBS as an unlikely TACO trade ‘in the post–Heated Rivalry environment’
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 10, 2026
zootopia
AsiaChinese shoppers can’t get enough of Disney’s Zootopia and Ralph Lauren’s ‘old money’ look despite nationalistic vibes
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentarySam Altman told me AI should be ‘an equalizing force in society.’ That’s why I’m working on the $1.6 trillion AI gender gap
By Valerie ChapmanFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentaryAmerica is shorting one of its best assets as the $38 trillion national debt runs out of control 
By Katica RoyFebruary 10, 2026
honda
EconomyTrump’s tariffs take a bit out of Honda with 42% drop in profits for past 9 months
By Yuri Kageyama and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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    CommentaryWe studied 70 countries’ economic data for the last 60 years and something big about market crashes changed 25 years ago
    By Josh Ederington, Jenny Minier and The ConversationFebruary 8, 2026
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PoliticsPeople really did have a kind of millennial optimism in 2016, Gallup finds, as hopes for the future fade
By Linley Sanders and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentaryThe economy isn’t K-shaped. For 87 million, people, it’s desperate and for another 46 million it’s elite
By Josh TanenbaumFebruary 10, 2026
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EconomyAmerica borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 10, 2026
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InvestingWhy that $2 trillion software stock wipeout didn’t derail the AI bull market
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 10, 2026
Asia’s young, tech-savvy population will power the region’s growth: AIIB chief investment officer Kim-See Lim
EconomyAsia’s young, tech-savvy population will power the region’s growth: AIIB chief investment officer Kim-See Lim
By Angelica AngFebruary 10, 2026
France’s Thales ‘extensively’ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse
EconomyFrance’s Thales ‘extensively’ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse
By Angelica AngFebruary 10, 2026
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RetailEddie Bauer’s retail operator declares bankruptcy as younger shoppers view the brand as ‘old-fashioned and a bit irrelevant’
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2026
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InvestingWhy you shouldn’t worry about AI eating the stock market, top analyst says. The U.S. economy is ‘about to take off’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 9, 2026
JPMorgan’s nationwide home price forecast hides a Sunbelt full of pain. Watch out, Florida and Texas
Real EstateJPMorgan’s nationwide home price forecast hides a Sunbelt full of pain. Watch out, Florida and Texas
By Jason MaFebruary 9, 2026
Phot of Donald Trump
EconomyTop analyst: Trump’s economy marked by ‘soggy consumption, weak job gains and a sour public mood’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 9, 2026
Photo of Donald Trump
EconomyChina might be beginning to back away from U.S. debt as investors get nervous about overexposure to American assets
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 9, 2026
Don’t get comfortable with the global stock rally today: Goldman’s Panic Index is approaching ‘max fear’
InvestingDon’t get comfortable with the global stock rally today: Goldman’s Panic Index is approaching ‘max fear’
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 9, 2026
Photo of an AirFish in a trial operation
AsiaSingapore’s ST Engineering debuts the AirFish: A ‘ground effect’ craft that flies a few meters above the sea at up to 116 miles per hour
By Angelica AngFebruary 9, 2026
Dow futures rise after index tops 50,000 for the first time while landslide election in Japan sends U.S. bond yields higher
EconomyDow futures rise after index tops 50,000 for the first time while landslide election in Japan sends U.S. bond yields higher
By Jason MaFebruary 8, 2026
Russian officials are warning Putin that a financial crisis could arrive this summer, report says, while his war on Ukraine becomes too big to fail
EconomyRussian officials are warning Putin that a financial crisis could arrive this summer, report says, while his war on Ukraine becomes too big to fail
By Jason MaFebruary 8, 2026
Gambling stocks sag as prediction markets steal Super Bowl bets
InvestingGambling stocks sag as prediction markets steal Super Bowl bets
By Peyton Forte, Denitsa Tsekova and BloombergFebruary 8, 2026
Japanese prime minister’s landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda
PoliticsJapanese prime minister’s landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda
By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
Trump’s plan to send home prices higher will help him with baby boomer voters ahead of midterm elections but could spark a ‘generational war’
Real EstateTrump’s plan to send home prices higher will help him with baby boomer voters ahead of midterm elections but could spark a ‘generational war’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are the biggest threat to its economy, which could shrink as much as 3%
EconomyRussian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are the biggest threat to its economy, which could shrink as much as 3%
By Kamila Hrabchuk and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
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