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Global youth unemployment hits lowest in 15 Years: Key trends in 2024

Global youth unemployment hits lowest in 15 Years: Key trends in 2024

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As India’s income inequality worsens beyond British-era levels, majority want to tax the rich, study reveals

A study by the World Inequality Lab has shown that Indian billionaires already own a disproportiona…

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The more money you have, the more money it takes to feel happier, new research says

New research suggests that as you move up the income ladder, it takes exponentially more money to g…

Juliana Kaplan   


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Social Security won't save you

Baby boomers who struggled to save for retirement say that relying on Social Security doesn't cut i…

Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlowe…   


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America is missing a golden opportunity to boost the job market

Raising the minimum wage could be a win-win-win for the economy, workers, and even businesses. So w…

Emily Stewart   


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Baltimore gave young parents $1,000 a month. Participants used the money to pay bills and secure stable housing.

Baltimore gave low-income parents $1,000 a month for two years. Participants used the money for bil…

Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower   


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Why so many Gen Zers are struggling to find a connection to work, school, and a sense of purpose

People between the ages of 14 and 24 are in their decisive decade. Many of them are dropping out of…

Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower   


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Tech titans love Modi's economic powerhouse India — despite mass unemployment and abject poverty

India is on track to become the world's third-largest economy by 2027, but Narendra Modi faces a pi…

Theron Mohamed   


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Chile redrafted its constitution to help end the nation's wealth gap. Here's how the fragile process is going and what we can learn from it.

Chile confirms that "things can change, and sometimes very quickly," when those in power lose their…

Paul Constant   


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History gives us a clue as to how we can solve global wealth inequality

Massive wealth inequality is a fairly recent invention. Understanding our past can help us better d…

Paul Constant   


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America's income gap shrunk throughout the pandemic, but inflation means it 'may be nothing but fleeting,' an expert says

The bottom half now holds $3.73 trillion of America's wealth, more than it's held for 20 years, Blo…

Taiyler Simone Mitchell   


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AI could split workers into 2: The ones whose jobs get better and the ones who lose them completely

AI could make you more productive or replace you at work. A new analysis sheds light on which work…

Jacob Zinkula   


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The lowest-paid workers saw their CEOs make 670 times their salaries last year — all while inflation cancelled out their raises

In 2021, some workers' salaries went down thanks to inflation. Meanwhile, some CEOs made 1,000 time…

Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff   


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An economist shares 3 policies that can reverse income inequality — and what the US can learn from them

Other capitalist countries have actively tried to reduce inequality through policy change — and suc…

Paul Constant   


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The massive gap between rich and poor Americans costs the US economy more than $300 billion every year, study says

The top 10% is the only group to have their income share grow since 1979. That's slowing economic g…

Ben Winck   


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Here's where funding comes from for guaranteed basic-income programs giving money with no strings attached to low-income Americans

Basic income programs in San Antonio, Austin, Denver, and Atlanta draw funding from federal relief,…

Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower   


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26 billionaires, including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, paid just a fraction of the taxes the average American owes

A new analysis finds that Elon Musk had an average tax rate of just 2.1% on his wealth growth from …

Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff   


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The rich are getting poorer

The rich are still very rich. But a Bloomberg report finds that they've lost about $1 trillion this…

Juliana Kaplan   


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America's middle class has shrunk over the last half century as the economy rewards some and punishes others

Upper-income households barely saw a dent in their incomes during the pandemic, while everyone else…

Juliana Kaplan   


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Billionaires saw their wealth grow by 62% during the pandemic, while workers' wages grew by 10%

Around the country, millions of Americans are scrambling to get their taxes together. Many will pay…

Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff