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Small business owners could be poised for a 1990s-like boom
One economist warned entrepreneurs against letting fear of the economy guide emotional business dec…
John Towfighi
A Russian politician says the country needs a 'special demographic operation' to boost its birth rate, which has crashed to a 25-year-low
"We must organize ourselves and conduct another special operation," said Nina Ostanina, the head of…
Huileng Tan
The 10 best countries in the world, ranked
"The Best Countries report speaks to the value of having a strong global image as nations compete f…
Jordan Pandy,Noah Sheidlower
Why the global fight against inflation is nowhere near over
Inflation may be near its target rate again, but investors should brace for price volatility in the…
Filip De Mott
Most DoorDash gig workers spend a surprisingly short time doing the job
DoorDash's gig workers are mostly women, millennial, and spend an average of less than four hours a…
Alex Bitter
The possibility of stagflation hitting the US economy isn't off the table, JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon says
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the worst outcome for the US economy is stagflation, and it isn…
Kelly Cloonan
Nearly a million more children fell into poverty last year. Both presidential campaigns want to give parents money to fix that.
Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
Nonprofit workers fill holes in the social safety net, but millions are financially insecure themselves
A new report from United for ALICE found that nearly a quarter of nonprofit employees are living ju…
Juliana Kaplan,Allie Kelly,No…
American fast-food giants are going big on a China wager, betting they can get the country's new middle class to love them back
As KFC and McDonald's struggle globally, they're driving hard into China with aggressive store expa…
Matthew Loh
Trump's tariffs would eat up time and money at even the smallest business, Mark Cuban says
Mark Cuban has warned that Trump's sweeping tariffs would burden businesses, reignite inflation, an…
Theron Mohamed
Millions of student-loan borrowers' payments are being 'wildly' mismanaged by a major servicer — and it might be time to terminate its contract, over 50 Democratic lawmakers say
Student-loan company MOHELA is facing two lawsuits over claims it mistreated millions of borrowers.…
Ayelet Sheffey
A retired boomer who gets $1,662 in Social Security moved in with roommates to afford her medical bills: 'It's the only way I can afford to live comfortably'
Marion, 70, moved to Ohio to live with two roommates due to rising rent in Washington, helping her …
Noah Sheidlower
Bitcoin miners got kicked out of China. Now they're sucking America dry.
Chinese-owned bitcoin mines are popping up in rural towns across the US. And they require massive a…
Taylor Dorrell
People in China still aren't buying enough stuff — so exporters are slashing prices to push more overseas sales
China reported exports rose 8.7% in August from a year ago to nearly $309 billion but imports edged…
Huileng Tan
All the data is pointing to a soft landing in the US economy, top economist says
"The bottom line is that the US economy is not in a recession, and there are no signs of a recessio…
Matthew Fox
3 reasons China's economy is poised to break out of its long slump, according to Goldman Sachs
China could see growth pick up this fall amid fiscal easing, strong export momentum, and subsiding …
Kelly Cloonan
A millennial woman shares how she made nearly $250k secretly working 2 jobs and why she still can't afford a home in California
Secretly working two jobs paid off a millennial's student debt, but she said her $250,000 income st…
Jacob Zinkula
Russia's central bank and lenders tell each other to resolve the country's yuan supply squeeze
Russian banks are urging Russia's central bank to increase yuan liquidity through swaps. The centra…
Huileng Tan
More countries are openly flaunting their ties with Putin. They say it's just business.
Heavily-sanctioned Russia has been on a foreign policy blitz, with President Vladimir Putin meeting…
Huileng Tan
America's shopping spree is over and retailers are facing a new world of cautious consumers
76% of consumers said they planned to trade down in the next quarter, spelling trouble for the weak…
Jennifer Sor
Insider Today: Undercover millionaires
In this Sunday edition of Insider Today, we're talking about football season and the no-flash milli…
Dan DeFrancesco
The plight of the girlboss
Inside a self-help retreat for some of America's most hard-charging female executives
Aki Ito
A Gen Xer with an MBA can't get a job despite over 1,500 job applications. He said his degrees have been useless.
Despite having an MBA, Marcial Quinones said he hasn't been able to secure a stable full-time job a…
Noah Sheidlower
A major student-loan company is once again at the center of a lawsuit blocking debt cancellation for millions of borrowers
The latest lawsuit that temporarily blocked broader debt cancellation argues the relief would harm …
Ayelet Sheffey
More and more Gen Zers are struggling to stay in work or school. With $350 monthly, a New Orleans guaranteed income program hoped to change that.
New Orleans gave 125 young people $350 a month, no strings attached. Participants used the money to…