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Why we keep seeing egg prices spike

Egg prices are rising again. The culprit, again: bird flu. At least, that’s the surface-level reason. In the current wave, according to the CDC,...

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A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide

The Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has about 5,500 employees. On April 19, almost three-quarters of them voted to join the United Auto...

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Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought

Boeing went under the magnifying glass at not one, but two Senate hearings today examining allegations of deep-seated safety issues plaguing the...

18.04.2024 40

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How did the cost of food delivery get so high?

No one is happy about the delivery apps. Not the customers, who feel gouged by an avalanche of fees. Not restaurants, who feel gut-punched by the...

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Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?

Are home prices about to fall? That’s the question many of us are asking after the National Association of Realtors, the trade group representing...

20.03.2024 10

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Uber-style pricing is coming for everything

In the future, the ideal time to eat a burger won’t be when you’re hungry and really hankering for one. It’ll be the oddest, most awkward hours...

19.03.2024 20

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The billionaire’s guide to doing taxes

13.03.2024 5

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How Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI race

Only four companies in the world are worth over $2 trillion. Apple, Microsoft, the oil company Saudi Aramco — and, as of 2024, Nvidia. It’s...

07.03.2024 9

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Older Americans are working longer. Some want to; others have to.

To grossly paraphrase Kim Kardashian, nobody stops working anymore. Just look at who’s in the running for the top job in the nation: a 77-year-old...

26.02.2024 10

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A brief history of Silicon Valley’s fascination with drugs

Elon Musk uses drugs. So do some of the people he works with — including directors on the Tesla board — sometimes allegedly partaking with Musk....

14.02.2024 4

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A European grocery chain is boycotting high prices. Could it happen in the US?

In 2022, grocery prices rose more than they had in over four decades, since the “great inflation” of the 1970s. The hair-raising climb has finally...

12.02.2024 20

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How Boeing put profits over planes

31.01.2024 6

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Zyn, the nicotine pouch at the center of a brewing culture war, explained

What in god’s name is a Zyn, and why can’t American politicians stop fighting about it? The brand of nicotine patches has become a font of...

30.01.2024 6

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How do you become a billionaire? Try having billionaire parents.

In late 2023, the richest woman in the world became a centibillionaire. But she didn’t get there by building an online shopping empire or by selling...

22.01.2024 9

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Who is Bill Ackman and why is he so mad?

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has a lot of opinions, and he’s going to make sure you hear them. How Ackman came to be a main character at the...

13.01.2024 10

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We dined out less this year — but it wasn’t just about the price

22.12.2023 9

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We’re all addicted to cheap stuff — and Temu knows it

14.12.2023 9

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Your stolen package is everyone’s problem

24.11.2023 20

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto

After just a few hours of deliberation, a New York jury on Thursday convicted Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud and conspiracy in the public flameout of his...

03.11.2023 3

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What happened to Airbnb?

03.11.2023 5

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The boycott movement against Israel, explained

An unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas this month and the resulting escalating siege of Gaza has thrust the movement to boycott, divest from, and...

28.10.2023 10

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Even for high earners, student loan repayment is crushing

This October, 28 million Americans are facing a monthly expense they haven’t seen in over three years: student loan payments. Three months after the...

06.10.2023 20

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Apple released iOS 17 on September 18 and now that the new operating system is here, you can probably leave your wallet at home. The latest version...

18.09.2023 1

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Apple released iOS 17 on September 18 and now that the new operating system is here, you can probably leave your wallet at home. The latest version...

18.09.2023 10

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The mind-boggling scale of Disney World

18.09.2023 6

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Inside the very strange, very expensive race to “de-age”

15.09.2023 3

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The era of easy flying is over

More than 240 million people in the US flew somewhere between June and Labor Day, according to the Transportation Security Administration — about 7...

08.09.2023 2

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