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3 US-based academics awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on wealth inequality
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson won the prize for their "studies of how instit…
Polly Thompson
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From ALICEs to HENRYs, here's what people across the tax brackets discuss in therapy
Therapists shared what their clients talk about with Business Insider. While ALICEs struggle with t…
Serafina Kenny
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A sex-ed company interviewed nearly 2,000 people about their sex lives. Their findings were alarming
A survey reveals that a whopping 60% of people are dissatisfied with their sex lives. What's happen…
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Prices are improving. So why is everyone still so worked up about inflation?
A new study finds that inflation's deepest impact isn't financial — it's emotional.
Aki Ito
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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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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has a solution for China, but it'll need Beijing to radically remake its own rules
Dalio, whose company runs the biggest foreign hedge fund in China, says the country needs to start …
Matthew Loh
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The dockworkers' strike is a test for Biden — and complicates an already dizzying 2024 presidential race
Biden has said he won't stop the dockworker's strike. But if the strike stretches on for weeks, it …
Juliana Kaplan,John L. Dorman
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Warren Buffett's death plan dodges taxes and will make his kids 'philanthropic titans,' says wealth inequality guru
Author Chuck Collins says vast fortunes are a red flag and explains why Warren Buffett's post-death…
Theron Mohamed
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Trump and Harris are pushing proposals that 'ignore economic reality,' billionaire investor Howard Marks says
Billionaire investor Howard Marks scrutinized policies on both sides of the aisle.
Filip De Mott
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The top 4 ways big corporations are fueling global wealth inequality: report
In its annual inequality report, Oxfam International found it will take some 230 years to solve pov…
Katie Balevic
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Bill Gates and other billionaires can learn from MacKenzie Scott's giving, a philanthropy expert says
Billionaire philanthropists may tackle problems that governments won't, but they could give better …
Theron Mohamed
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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
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Wealth inequality and 'billionaire supremacy' have gotten so bad that at this rate, it will take 230 years to end poverty
Oxfam International said top billionaires have become $3.3 trillion richer since 2020. Meanwhile, 6…
Katie Balevic
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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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Obama says Harris would make the economy fairer as president — while Trump would help his rich friends
Barack Obama said Kamala Harris would widen access to good jobs, schools, and housing, while Donald…