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49% of young adults live at home, up 12 points since 2019. An economist says the fallout will reshape marriage, kids, and home-buying
Economy
49% of young adults live at home, up 12 points since 2019. An economist says the fallout will reshape marriage, kids, and home-buying
By Catherina GioinoJuly 9, 2026
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban
Success
Billionaire Mark Cuban says it’s ‘embarrassing’ to not pay employees well—and a $20 minimum wage should be standard
By Emma BurleighJuly 6, 2026
Older worker sad at laptop
Success
A quarter of young baby boomers and Gen Xers who’ve been laid off in the last decade are still unemployed—and 11% have taken pay cuts to work
By Emma BurleighJuly 4, 2026
Woman sitting in front of her house
Success
Airbnb offered $750 to Americans to open up their homes during the World Cup—mostly women took it up and now they’re earning thousands
By Emma BurleighJuly 3, 2026
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Personal Finance
The sports economy is unaffordable at the bar, let alone the stadium
By Catherina GioinoJuly 2, 2026
Woman taking photo in scenic landscape
Success
Americans are escaping the U.S. for New Zealand where house prices have hit a new low—but only wealthy Americans with $3 million spare can invest
By Emma BurleighJuly 2, 2026
Students happy outside of school
Success
One U.S. college is fixing tuition at just 10% of parental income: ‘We’re not hiding the cost of college behind secret formulas’
By Emma BurleighJune 25, 2026
TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Ducket
Success
TIAA’s CEO made $26,000 in her first job but still maxed out her 401(k). She has advice for Gen Z
By Emma BurleighJune 25, 2026
Young woman shopper in store
Success
As 93% of Americans lean on coupons to get by, Bed Bath & Beyond is splashing out $100K on a home renovation for their thriftiest shopper
By Emma BurleighJune 23, 2026
Reassuring dad sits with frustrated adult son
Success
A record 1 in 3 Gen Z and young millennials were still living with their parents in 2025—more than during the pandemic—despite most having a job
By Emma BurleighJune 22, 2026
Kylian Mbappe #10 of France celebrates with teammates
North America
World Cup teams will be paid a record $871 million: Each team will get $12.5 million as a bare minimum for playing and ‘preparation money’
By Emma BurleighJune 21, 2026
John Furner, CEO, Walmart US
Success
Walmart CEO John Furner says even wealthy shoppers are now shopping at the discount grocery chain as high prices stretch six-figure earners
By Emma BurleighJune 8, 2026
Mel Robbins
Success
Millionaire podcaster Mel Robbins hits back at Gen Z’s lazy label—she says they’re stuck in a world their baby boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize
By Emma BurleighMay 23, 2026
President Donald Trump pictured in front of an American flag.
Economy
National debt fears are where Democrats and Republicans are most aligned—more so than on inflation, healthcare, or even the jobs market
By Tristan BoveMay 13, 2026
Donald Trump pictured during a press conference following a Supreme Court ruling on his tariff policy.
Economy
Fed researchers see a ‘full pass-through’ of Trump’s tariff costs to consumers, adding almost a full percentage point to inflation
By Tristan BoveMay 11, 2026
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Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it's to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stockplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
Cybersecurity
OpenAI says its AI models secretly broke out of a secure test environment and hacked into AI company Hugging Face in order to cheat on an evaluationplaceholder alt text
By Jeremy Kahn and Emily ForliniJuly 21, 2026
AI
Mathematicians grapple with a ‘very rapid and very unsettling change’ as AI cracks yet another century-old problemplaceholder alt text
By Eva RoytburgJuly 21, 2026
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