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Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties
Fintech companies are catching on to how Americans are altering their financial habits, and they’ve created new products to try to meet the moment.
Gen Z renters are the only group more likely to feel successful by investing than buying a house
“Instead of focusing on homeownership, many are prioritizing financial freedom and debt-free living.”
Social Security’s COLA will be 3.6% in 2027 as inflation persists
The increase is aimed at helping about 68 million beneficiaries keep pace with inflation.
Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years
Ballot measures aim to fix the housing crisis in various ways, from making it easier to build new homes, to cutting property taxes.
A Masked Gang Stole 30,000 Bottles of Wine Worth $5.8 Million From an Italian Winery. It’s Being Called the Biggest Vino Heist in Italy’s History
The vino villians disabled the cameras, used the company’s own forklifts and drove off with two truckloads of prized Tuscan reds.
Higher Ed Got More Money This Year. So Why Are Colleges Still Broke?
Is higher education facing a temporary funding squeeze or a deeper structural problem? Rising costs, enrollment uncertainty and uneven public investment raise important questions.
How to read your body’s warning signs years before you get sick
Most of us don’t just want to live longer lives. We want to live longer and healthier lives.
Civil servant faked illness with make-up to juggle five jobs, court hears
Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs while working from home.
What analysts are watching with key semiconductor maker TSMC set to report results
Analysts at JPMorgan and Citigroup see further revenue growth for the semiconductor foundry, even after already posting a record-breaking figure for the third quarter.
Bank of America adds a profit miss to the misery of a $1.2 billion government fine
Bank of America’s stock falls as investor disappointment over the $1.2 billion government fine added to the bank’s downbeat earnings report.
Here’s how much the AI boom is contributing to inflation, according to Goldman Sachs calculations
Goldman Sachs economists have calculated how much the AI boom has contributed to inflation.
From Charles Schwab to DoorDash: Why these bargain stocks could lead the market higher
Third-quarter earnings growth is expected to be driven by energy and semiconductor companies, but what if the rest of the market shows up? HSBC envisages a stock market finally broadening out.
What surprise praise for UK economy tells us about the Budget
On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.
The truth about being a landlord in retirement
Investing in rental property isn’t easy or ‘passive’
Wayfair among firms fined millions for misleading sales tactics
The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.
‘I earn $110,000 a year’: I lost my home in the Great Recession. I’m renting in my 50s. Why is that judged as failure?
“I lost my job and eventually my home — and it’s still hard.”
‘Sopranos’ star Steven Van Zandt is selling his Greenwich Village penthouse for $19 million
Musician and actor Steven Van Zandt is ready to part with his Greenwich Village penthouse, hiking the price up by $4 million after initially listing it in June of this year.
Chip bellwether ASML says customers are already asking to place orders — for 2030
The Dutch supplier for the semiconductor industry said there is strong interest in placing orders for 2029 and 2030.
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