The midlife crisis is the latest thing millennials feel priced out of. Blame sluggish hiring and worry over AI claiming jobs.
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Americans are being hit with huge tariff bills on their online orders.
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I wrote about the chaos in store as baby boomers pass down homes to millennials — and managed to enrage Gen X, the overlooked "Sandwich Generation."
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An ex-Harvard professor says his AI could prevent the next world war. Critics say it could start one.
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As entry-level jobs disappear and pathways to success for Gen Z shrink, the most rejected generation is in a tough spot.
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Timing Big Decisions
Americans are uneasy about buying real estate, changing careers, and more. Here's what to know about timing big purchases and risks in this economy.
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Whether it's weird workout classes or wild exercise devices, the rise of Ozempic is supercharging America's desire for quick-fix fitness hacks.
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Inside tech's anti-college movement: "If you have to go to college, it's probably because you're mediocre."
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I talked to management gurus about Musk's DOGE crashout. They told me there's one clear path for redemption.
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Mass layoffs have fueled a new culture. Layoffs used to be a mark of shame — now, people livestream them on TikTok and join LinkedIn support groups.
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Ai Weiwei made a piece of art out of plastic bricks that cost as much as a house. I replicated it for $250.
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I saw the future of Bitcoin at crypto's biggest conference in Las Vegas. It's even weirder than you think.
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Scam texts offering lucrative jobs are everywhere, and Gen Z is falling for it. Rising unemployment and mass layoffs are making the problem worse.
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Home prices in Florida just saw their biggest drop in a decade. It's a sign that other places around the country could be in for similar pain.
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I eavesdropped on 12 million tech workers. What I overheard was frightening.
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Most people assume it will take years for AI to reshape the job landscape. But tasks that chatbots can do are already vanishing from job postings.
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Bottle service, cabana boys, Shrek impersonators: Meet the entrepreneurs thriving off your bachelorette anxiety
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Millennials who waited longer to get married are now getting divorced — and it's obliterating their life savings.
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A brutal job market drove Gen Zers into sex work for better pay. Now strip clubs are struggling, wages are down, and some don't see a way out.
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In unhappy offices, managers are scrambling to survey the 'quiet middle'
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Ticketmaster and Airbnb now have to list prices up front, instead of tacking on hidden fees at the end. This new "all-in pricing" is incredible.
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If the economy heads into a recession, consumers who signed up to get blockbuster points deals might find credit card companies changing their perks.
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Good men are harder than ever to find. Which is good news for the good men who are actually out there.
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Amid rising costs, half of all summer travelers now earn at least $100,000. The growing wealth gap is driving more demand for luxury travel.
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The pandemic made it easier to work from anywhere. Now, return-to-office mandates and legal changes are making it harder.
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Baby boomers will pass down millions of homes to millennials in the next decade. The handoff will likely be rocky — but it doesn't have to be.
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OpenAI had just 300 employees when it launched ChatGPT. Within a year, it doubled in size, causing chaos and high turnover for employees.
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Thanks to Trump's tariffs, prices for guitars and other musical instruments are about to go up. That's bad news for beginners and pro musicians.
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In lieu of student-loan debt and white-collar automation, Gen Z is pivoting to old-school, blue-collar jobs.
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Tech lovers are trading in their smartphones for dumb phones and embracing 'appstinence'
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From fewer job openings to smaller raises, all the signs point to a higher unemployment rate and a weaker job market.
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Cynics suspect that RTO mandates are actually a way to get employees to quit. It looks like they may be right.
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Defending his tariffs, Trump keeps bringing up children's dolls to explain how he wants people to buy less stuff. But consumerism is the American way.
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The onetime world's richest man just schooled today's world's richest man on the downsides of "disruption."
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Thanks to Trump's trade war, the stuff young Americans love is about to get more expensive — or disappear entirely
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With his unseemly investments in defense contractors, Donald Trump Jr. is the new Hunter Biden
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Modelo, Michelob Ultra, and Bud Light are battling to be America's top beer. Trump's politics could throw the fight into chaos.
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Companies are using deceptive advertising tactics like bait-and-switch pricing and hidden fees to lure in customers, only to add more costs later.
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Airline miles and credit card rewards are now a cornerstone of the airline business' profits. But frequent flyers are seeing fewer and fewer benefits.
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Facebook exacerbated loneliness. Meta is on a mission to make America even lonelier.
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Timing Big Decisions
It's a tough time for homebuyers given high prices and economic uncertainty. But it's not all bad: They also have more options and bargaining power.
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Marc Andreessen thinks AI can do every job in the world — except his
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Consumer spending from rich Americans is fueling the economy. And if they pull back, it could help push the US into recession.
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Americans are feeling stuck in their jobs. Trump's tariffs could make it even worse.
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Shut down by Microsoft, the beloved video chat app is leaving behind a very different world than the one it gave birth to.
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Donald Trump loves to bash workers in fancy office jobs — from lawyers to college professors. It's helped make him popular.
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