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Trending 346.5k views this week

News Aug 10

51% of Gen Z have given up saving for a home — and the traditional American Dream is shifting permanently

The younger generations are increasingly living for the here and now.

Mike Rowe

News 276.8k views

Mike Rowe on the labor force 'horror story'

Research suggests many of these men have good reason to be out of the workforce.

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Life 197.6k views

Gen Z women say they've had enough financially supporting — and parenting — their boyfriends

Choosing a partner may have less to do with finding someone who can provide financial security and more to do with finding someone with similar values and goals.

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News 180.0k views

‘A fool and his money are soon parted’: Barron Trump-backed beverage company is charging $39 for a 12-pack

The release of yerba mate drink SOLLOS was tinged with controversy over the cost of the beverage, and its link to President Donald Trump’s youngest son.

Shake Shack customer goes viral after his order jumps by $1.50 after opting not to tip.

News 156.8k views

Shake Shack customer tapped 'no tip' at a kiosk and his total jumped $1.50 — sparking a tipping debate online

Shake Shack customers and consumers, at large, are feeling “tipping fatigue” as self-service kiosks prompt them to tip more and more — leaving them inclined to tip less.

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News 142.7k views

Harvard study links GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to a 27-point jump in women's employment — bigger than a college degree gap

Losing weight may improve more than women’s health — it could also improve their job prospects.

Bill Gates speaks at the Global Solutions Summit on May 7, 2024 in Berlin.

News 101.0k views

Bill Gates is building a $4-billion nuclear facility in a Wyoming coal town of just 2,400. Locals are 'split'

The project is already bringing workers and rising home prices to the tiny town — but fears over rapid growth, infrastructure and nuclear safety have some residents questioning the gamble.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.

News 92.8k views

Trump fired the BLS chief over 'rigged' data claims. Economists say it cost the economy $20 billion

The analysis argues the firing increased policy uncertainty, causing businesses to delay investment decisions and slowing economic activity.

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Delsia Bare joined a lawsuit aiming to stop the data center project.

News 87.6k views

Kentucky family turns down $26 million for their 1,200-acre farm, then joins lawsuit to block the data center entirely

“They call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not,” one owner says.

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Life 86.6k views

My friend ‘won’ a $700 jackpot on my antique slot machine. I said he can’t keep the cash — now he’s threatening to sue

If your friend plays a slot machine and "wins" at your house, do you have to pay the promised funds, or are you off the hook since you aren't a casino?

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Managing Money 85.8k views

25.2 million adults now live with their parents — experts say rent should be 'non-negotiable' even for family

Sometimes, when adult children don’t pull their weight, multigenerational living arrangements don't work out. Here’s how parents can handle those tough situations.

A woman and her mother

Life 74.1k views

My daughter eloped, and now she wants to throw a party to celebrate. She wants me to pay for it, but I'm hurt. What now?

If an elopement caused hurt feelings, should you punish your daughter for not inviting you to the big event, or should you pay for her party to share her joy going forward? Experts weigh in.

Warren Buffett

News 67.5k views

Berkshire breaks 14-quarter selling streak with $23.5B of stock buys — $10B went to 1 company at a private price

More than 40% of it went into a single private placement, priced about 1% under what public buyers paid in the same deal.

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks during on the campaign trail while she was running for president.

News 66.6k views

Elizabeth Warren slams 3 companies that control 80% of firetruck sales as prices hit $2.5M

The senator is taking private equity to task again, but critics say the government itself is also at fault.

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Investing 65.9k views

A SpaceX investor thought he had $300,000 in shares — then discovered his firm sold them without notice

Investors believed they held pre-IPO SpaceX shares, but their investment firm says it sold out years ago. Find out how this mess happened and what “special purpose vehicles” have to do with it.

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Real Estate 62.7k views

An Oregon renter refused to pay a $287 electrician bill. A court just ordered his landlord to pay him $32,000

And that figure could jump to more than $250,000, if a judge agrees.

Gen Xers are “now expected to care for these aging parents who never provided the same emotional care to us,” TikToker Leelo Ryan says.

Life 62.2k views

Gen X mom calls out ‘impossible position’ of having to care for ‘present but absent’ aging boomer parents

What if you don’t have a good relationship with the parent you’re expected to provide care for?

Vanguard’s report raising alarm bells for retirees

Retirement 61.4k views

Vanguard reveals what could be coming for US stocks — here’s why it’s raising alarm bells for retirees

Here’s a closer look at what the report suggests seniors can expect in the years ahead.

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News 61.1k views

Democrats killed Trump's $3B plan to buy oil at $20 a barrel — now the reserve has dropped to 311M barrels, a 1983 low

Trump may have released millions of oil barrels, but he wanted to buy millions when it was dirt cheap. Learn all the messy politics that goes into managing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.