How Americans over 80 keep working to pay the bills

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Four Americans in their 80s share why they're still working to pay the bills. Whether it's driving for Uber or substitute teaching, their stories reveal resilience, purpose, and what it really means to keep going past 80 in an economy with little safety net.

How retailers are responding to the affordability crisis this holiday season

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment
Black Friday electronics shopping deals at Walmart Supercenter retail store in North Bergen, New Jersey
Retailers like Walmart are marketing affordability and value to attract increasingly cautious consumers.

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Trump carves out tariff exemptions on goods like coffee, bananas, and beef in bid to bring down grocery prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
A shopper's grocery cart containing both paper and plastic bags is seen in San Diego, California
Trump carves out tariff exemptions on goods like coffee, bananas, and beef in bid to bring down grocery prices

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What you need to know about Donald Trump's proposed $2,000 tariff revenue dividend checks

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the audience during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Donald Trump proposed $2,000 tariff rebate checks for middle and low-income Americans.

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Trump floats using tariff revenue to send $2,000 checks to Americans. Here's how that could hurt people in the long run.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Donald Trump wearing a red tie with his fist in the air.
President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Thursday, September 11, 2025, for a trip to New York.

Official White House Photo by Molly Riley

A legendary economist says Gen Z will have to 'work a lot harder' to survive the AI era — and may end up poorer than their parents

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Gary Shilling
Gary Shilling.

A. Gary Shilling & Co.

Millions of retirees are about to get a 2.8% raise in Social Security benefits

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
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Millions of people will receive higher Social Security benefits next year.

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These are the 10 US cities that are being hit hardest by inflation right now

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Tampa Florida
Tampa was ranked as the city with the biggest inflation problem in the nation in a recent study.

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A baby boomer living on $1,470 monthly in Social Security returned to work to support her children and grandchildren: 'I try to help as much as I can'

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
older woman wearing a pearl necklace
Pamela Shields, 67, works part-time jobs to supplement her Social Security income.

Photo Courtesy of Pamela Shields

I couldn't afford retirement in the US on $3,000 a month, so I moved abroad. I've lived in 43 countries and am happier.

Tech Insider : Travel
Norman Bour (left) and his wife, Kathleen Plumley (right), enjoying a moment by the Pacific Ocean.
Norman Bour (left) and his wife, Kathleen Plumley (right), enjoying a moment by the Pacific Ocean.

Courtesy of Norman Bour

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