Inside Business
Inside the fallout from Mark Zuckerberg's chaotic $14 billion AI deal
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The biggest winners of our current economy: Middlemen
The real winners in today's economy are the middlemen — rich intermediary companies like Walmart, Airbnb, and Lyft that connect buyers and sellers.
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It's not just boomers — millennials also have a serious stuff problem
Millennials and Gen Zers are storing their stuff at their baby boomer parents' homes because it won't fit in their own. The parents are sick of it
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Mom-and-pop landlords' bet on rising rents is coming back to bite them
Landlords built mini-empires of rental homes using billions of dollars' worth of once-obscure DSCR loans. For some, the cash isn't flowing as planned.
12 min read
My long, strange trip watching Bryan Johnson livestream his long, strange mushroom trip on X
I watched longevity influencer and entrepreneur Bryan Johnson
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'It's money that doesn't exist": Gen Z is treating cash like fake money
'It's money that doesn't exist": Gen Z is treating cash like fake money.
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Inside Gen Z's obsession with renting everything
From dresses to strollers to wine glasses, renting lives in Gen Zers' heads rent-free.
7 min read
Being hot is now a job requirement
The beauty tax for getting ahead at work is getting more expensive: 'I have to reverse age to stay here.'
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Trump is tossing study abroad into chaos
Thanks to the Trump administration, American students going abroad are facing higher tuition, more awkward conversations, and fewer fun drinks.
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Millennials are richer than their boomer parents. Here's why they love to complain anyway.
Rich millennials are doing OK, but they feel terrible about their finances and the economy. They're comparing themselves to peers and boomer parents.
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The real reason the job market is totally broken
Exclusive new data proves it: Applying to a job in 2025 is the statistical equivalent of hurling your resume into a black hole.
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The 7 parts of the US economy that are already in a recession
From homebuilding to trucking, major parts of the US economy are in deep trouble. The weakness could drag the whole country into a recession.
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Gen Z's favorite vacation destination: wherever their boss sends them
More young people are elevating their work travel experience — and adding vacation time to the company card
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The Boomer Stuff Avalanche is already crushing families
Millennials are having difficult conversations with their baby boomer parents about the avalanche of stuff they don't really want.
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Your doctor wants you to party
Why your next doctor's visit may include a prescription to join a book club or go to a party.
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Customers are turning the tables on call centers with their own robot voices
Customers are turning the tables on call centers with their own robot voices.
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Americans really want their cheap stuff back
The White House told America to 'suck it up' on high prices. After Mamdani's win, where affordability was a key issue, Trump is scrambling to reverse.
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The Ozempification of American food
Food manufacturers, restaurants and grocery stores are selling Americans smaller portion sizes, thanks to the rise of both food prices and Ozempic.
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The death of handwriting has been greatly exaggerated
Professors are fighting AI by making students write by hand. Too bad it's unreadable.
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The hot, new place for baby boomers to spend their golden years: their own home
The hot, new places for baby boomers to spend their golden years: their own home.
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Gen Z's hottest new job: Nannying for billionaires
Gen Z is fleeing the white-collar apocalypse and joining billionaires' private staff, taking jobs as nannies, personal assistants, and private chefs.
11 min read
The true cost of young cancer
Young cancer, rising health costs, and financial strain are reshaping America's healthcare system as more people under 50 face early cancer diagnoses.
12 min read
Inside Business
Hedge funds cultivated mercenaries. Now they want loyalty
Hedge funds are desperate to hang on to their most prized traders. And employees are the beneficiaries.
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Baby boomers have turned into Generation Can't-Let-Go
As boomers cling to power, America's become a gerontocracy — in business, housing, and the workforce. Here's what it means for millennials and Gen Z.
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The whole economy is a casino. Businesses like Kalshi, Polymarket, and FanDuel are cashing in.
America is willing to gamble on anything, from sports to the stock market to elections. Kalshi, Polymarket, and FanDuel are happy to take those bets.
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America's first-time homebuyers are disappearing. That's bad news for real estate.
First-time homebuyers are older than ever. Instead of millennials, the real estate market is seeing "geriatric homebuyers" with piles of cash.
8 min read
Inside Business
Inside Marc Benioff's big bet on generative AI
A year ago, Marc Benioff declared Salesforce would lead an AI revolution. Insiders are still waiting for it to begin.
11 min read
Logging off is the newest form of luxury. Social connection apps are cashing in.
Going phone-free has become "the biggest investment you can do and the most luxurious thing you can do." Social connection apps are cashing in.
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The biggest use case for AI videos: dumb pranks
Shirtless plumbers, bunnies, and fake MLK: AI-generated pranks are swamping the internet.
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Boomers want to axe property taxes. Millennials and Gen Z would pay for it.
Boomers want to stop paying property taxes on the valuable real estate they own. That could hamstring millennials and Gen Zers trying to buy a home.
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Inside Business
Amazon just kicked off the new era of giant AI layoffs
Amazon's full-throttle layoffs are a warning sign for white-collar workers everywhere.
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I'm a millennial who graduated during the financial crisis. Here's what Gen Z should know about a tough job market.
I'm a millennial who graduated during the financial crisis. Here's what Gen Z should know about a tough job market.
10 min read
The thought leaders: How Sam Altman is eclipsing Zuck in shaping how we think
From pokes to prompts: How AI is eclipsing social media's influence on our thoughts.
5 min read
Americans are going back to cheap, simple beer
Millennials helped fuel a craft brewery boom. But now, Americans are turning to cheap, basic-tasting beer with simple advertising.
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Why Shark Tank founders are struggling in 2025: 'The prognosis is not good'
This may be the toughest season yet for 'Shark Tank,' as winners struggle to navigate the Trump tariffs
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It's not just Florida. Real estate boomtowns are going bust.
The real estate market has split in two. Sunny winners of the work-from-home reshuffle, like Tampa, Phoenix, and Atlanta, are no longer on top.
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Inside Business
Inside the AI divide roiling video game giant Electronic Arts
The white-collar war over AI is getting ugly: 'When the dogs won't eat the dog food.'
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Inside Business
The one thing white-collar employees want more than money
We asked employees whether they prefer more money or loyalty. The results are surprising.
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The rise of 'vibe working'
From vibe coding to vibe checks, welcome to the white-collar vibening .
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America's schools are getting sucked into a 'chaos loop'
America's schools are facing a shaky start to the school year amid uncertainty at the Department of Education.
14 min read
The free-for-all that's upending America's side hustle industry
AI is making it easier than ever for Americans to start a side hustle. It also makes it harder than ever to stand out and earn good money.
12 min read
The plight of the trophy husbands
The data is in: The worst thing a woman can do for her marriage is be the breadwinner.
12 min read
Americans need friends. The wearable Friend is not one of them.
My surreal week with a wearable AI companion.
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In Big Tech's knotty game of AI Twister, what happens when a giant slips?
It's not just OpenAI and Oracle. Inside the rise of strange AI bedfellows.
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How the world's simplest sport became so tech-obsessed
I fell in love with running. Then the Instagram ads started flooding in.
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Cruise missiles, yacht rock, and hot girls for capitalism: A night at The Free Press' afterparty
Fresh off a $150 million acquisition from Paramount, Bari Weiss and The Free Press hosted a kind of coronation in DC.
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Why the price of used cars is revving up once again
Used car prices are heading higher thanks to tariffs, supply chain slowdowns, and automakers cutting back on new vehicle options.
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America's booming new real estate scam
Landlords are panicking over the latest real estate scam: using lease fraud to secure rentals. The con could make everyone's home search worse.
11 min read
Plane tickets, Airbnbs, rental cars: AI has taken over the travel industry
Is AI making your vacation more expensive?
8 min read