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Pop stars got millions in pandemic aid that raised red flags for their accountants but they took the cash anyways
Top accountants for superstar musicians at NKSFB worried their clients could not legally claim COVI…
Jack Newsham
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Luxury watchmakers resort to state aid as demand falls
Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin are taking advantage of financial aid from the Swiss state to pr…
Nora Redmond
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The plight of the girlboss
Inside a self-help retreat for some of America's most hard-charging female executives
Aki Ito
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75 artists received $9,000 each in a basic income trial. The cash helped a yarn guru to buy a house and a new car.
Fiber artist Tori Hanna used the $500 a month to replace her damaged car, cover debts and bills, an…
Theron Mohamed
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Many boomers on Social Security live near poverty and don't tell anyone. It's adding to the loneliness crisis.
With limited money to maintain a social life, many baby boomers feel lonely and isolated.
Allie Kelly
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A boomer lives on $1,601 monthly from Social Security and struggles to pay bills. She plans to wait a few more years until she touches her 401(k).
Maureen lives on $1,601 monthly Social Security payments but doesn't want to use her 401(k) because…
Allie Kelly
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Why have the Paris Olympics 2024 athletes been given over 2 lakh condoms?
The Olympics 2024 is taking place in the city of love this time, and it looks like the organisers a…
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Thailand plans to give $275 cash handouts to 50 million low-income citizens
Thailand plans to spend $13.7 billion giving cash handouts to 50 million people in a bid to stimul…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Why immigration is boosting the US economy, according to Nobel economist Paul Krugman
Immigration could help the economy grow another $7 trillion over the next decade, the CBO estimated.
Jennifer Sor
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Montana's housing crisis is a warning for older homeowners across the country
Older and retired Montanans are particularly hard hit by the state's severe housing crisis, as thei…
Eliza Relman
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A California city is giving new parents $500 a month. It's one of a growing number of basic income pilots focused on families.
Starting this summer, Pomona, California will give 250 families with children with children under t…
Allie Kelly
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Summer vacation is only getting more expensive for parents, with some spending thousands of dollars on camp: It's 'highway robbery'
Parents told BI that they're spending thousands to send their kids to camp or other summer care.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Biden and Trump have wildly different approaches to bringing home prices and rents down
Biden has pushed for more federal involvement in housing policy. Trump proposed massive cuts to fed…
Eliza Relman
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White House aide dishes on dealing with moody, aging Biden: 'People are scared'
White House aides reportedly have to carefully curate the information that ends up in Biden's dail…
Bryan Metzger
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From ALICEs to geriatric millennials: Your complete guide to America's weird new tribes
Keep mixing up your DIPS and DINKs? You've come to the right place.
Erin Snodgrass,Jacob Zinkula
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41,000 people are about to get $240 million in medical debt cancelled thanks to an infusion of cash from Biden's pandemic aid
President Biden gave states and cities billions to support their residents. Some are using it to bu…
Juliana Kaplan
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To get $9 million in pandemic aid, Lil Wayne pledged to operate a 'drug-free workplace.' The feds believed him.
Lil Wayne and Post Malone claimed to run 'drug-free workplaces' to claim federal pandemic aid. But …
Jack Newsham
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Stuck in a hellish loop: ALICE parents explain how they never have enough money to give their kids the life they want
BI talked to 7 ALICE parents nationally who said they're making sacrifices so their children can ea…
Noah Sheidlower,Juliana Kaplan
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Here's how much you have to make across the country just to get by
In some counties, a family of two adults with two younger children needs to make over six figures t…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market
Tech workers are flooding into New York City, but they're having a hard time finding places to live…