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Boomers are selling off their businesses. Millennials are swooping in.
Americans over 50 own half of small businesses. The massive sell-off could be a $10 trillion opport…
Ann C. Logue
5 mins read
China's $114 billion stimulus package immediately boosted its stock market. But can it last?
China's $114 billion stimulus has some investors excited, but it's lacking support for the country'…
Dan DeFrancesco
5 mins read
A millennial couple details how they went from $150,000 in debt to a net worth of $1.5 million in a decade without elite jobs or risky investments
Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez grew his net worth through investing heavily in retirement accounts, buying…
Noah Sheidlower
5 mins read
She was still in college when she started applying for the housing lottery. Now, she pays $1,600 for a 1-bedroom apartment in NYC.
Rent prices in NYC grew more than seven times as fast as wages in 2023, according to a May report f…
Amanda Goh
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Xi Jinping just fired his giant money cannon at the wrong target
Wall Street ate up China's newest plan to jump-start their economy. But Xi Jinping's ideas won't fi…
Linette Lopez
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The basic income myth: cash discourages work
Guaranteed basic income critics often argue cash discourages work. Experts and participants say tha…
Allie Kelly
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China's massive stimulus is missing a key ingredient: a way to revive the nation's consumers
China announced a major stimulus package on Tuesday, but offered no fiscal support. It's necessary …
Filip De Mott
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A boomer said he's struggling to survive on Social Security after retiring early to care full-time for his wife
Robert Papalia, 74, retired early to care for his ailing wife, Marie, and they're struggling financ…
Noah Sheidlower
5 mins read
Things are looking up for the economy. So why are consumers still unhappy?
US consumers' confidence in the economy has dropped over finding another job. But new payroll data …
Dan DeFrancesco
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China can't boost its economy because its macro policy is 'too slow and reluctant,' Goldman Sachs says
Weak retail sales and potential labor market pressures show China's policy pushes haven't acted qui…
Kelly Cloonan
6 mins read
A California family of 5 found a house in Scotland listed for under $270,000. The catch: It was half the size of their old place.
"Seeing what the children could get by being over here was sort of nostalgic. It brought us back to…
Amanda Goh
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A millennial FIRE couple shares how moving abroad and living on a $50k income helped them quadruple their net worth to $700k in 6 years
A millennial shares how living abroad and only spending one of their incomes helped them more than …
Jacob Zinkula
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The US economy could get hit by a double whammy on September 30, if 2 major negotiations are not hammered out
Congress needs to pass a spending bill by September 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown. Dock…
Erin Snodgrass
3 mins read
An Arkansas county doesn't want families to move. It's offering them up to $50,000 to buy a new home.
Mississippi County, Arkansas is offering new and existing residents up to $50,000 toward their drea…
Allie Kelly
3 mins read
A millennial couple who moved to South Korea says $400 a month for full-time childcare is a huge perk
The South Korean government has invested billions of dollars in an effort to entice more people to …
Jacob Zinkula
6 mins read
The agonizing uncertainty of America's so-so economy
The job market is getting weaker, and the economy feels trapped in limbo. Americans hate it.
Emily Stewart
8 mins read
Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
Some baby boomers who hoped to retire are instead draining their savings and cutting costs on food,…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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Canada's bold plan to make housing more affordable is showing signs of working and could be a model for the US
The Canadian federal government is finding new ways to pressure local governments to legalize dense…
Eliza Relman
4 mins read
A boomer dad who's 6 months away from retirement has already started gifting his Gen X and millennial kids their inheritance
A 68-year-old boomer says he's passing his wealth down to his adult kids now when they need it most…
Kelsey Vlamis
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What you need to know about Kamala Harris' 'opportunity economy'
Harris touted her plan to build an "Opportunity Economy" during her first presidential debate with …