They're getting ready for the downfall of America. Just don't call them preppers.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A group of people watching a building being constructed
Residents of Riverbed Ranch are building their own small town from scratch. The goal? Survive if America collapses.

Hokyoung Kim for BI

Move over, millennials: Gen Zers are coming for boomers' houses

Tech Insider : Economy
Gen Zer taking a photo of a house featuring a 'Sold' real estate sign in the foreground. On the side, an older couple (previous owners) stands, gazing at the property and holding a suitcase.
No generation has shaped the modern housing market more than baby boomers. Now their reign is coming to an end, and Gen Z is coming for the crown.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Who killed Cedar the goat?

Tech Insider : Politics
A goat in between a fork and knife
A 9-year-old girl tried to save her goat from the slaughterhouse. What happened next might change the way you think about meat.

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

Cedar the goat was sold at auction, destined for the dinner table. But his owner, a 9-year-old girl, loved him too much for that. She decided, instead, to save him.

The big dumb lie that could wreck the American economy

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Photo collage featuring Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, the Capitol building, red dots with the Eye of Providence Double Exposure, and a downward-trending line
Conspiracy theorists are arguing that the Federal Reserve is trying to boost Biden's reelection chances. That's bad news for the US economy.

Getty Images; Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Boomers aren't ready for retirement. Millennials and Gen Z are going to pay the price.

Tech Insider : Economy
A boomer floating on a tube/bomb in a pool
Boomers are the largest generation to enter retirement. The US economy isn't ready.

Alounthong Pornthip/Getty, Klaus Vedfelt/Getty, artpartner-images/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

They paid hundreds to train for a 'job of the future.' Now they're struggling to find a gig.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy
A computer chip disintegrating in the desert
Semiconductor chip companies are racing to train workers for the jobs of the future. But many have been slow to hire new trainees.

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Millennials are moving to 'the most boring places in the world'

Tech Insider : Economy
Person carrying moving boxes, departing a bustling city, transitioning to a quaint farmhouse with an old-fashioned Water Pumping Windmill
The housing market and aging are turning millennials into what they swore they'd never become: their suburban parents.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Why America hates its children

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A mother clutches the falling pillars of a crumbling structure, to protect her child from the falling rubble.
American parents are being crushed by a lack of care and support from the state.

Jesse Zhang for Business Insider

The hottest new dating site: LinkedIn

Tech Insider : Economy
An illustration of a water cooler filled with different items.
In the age of remote work, people are flocking to LinkedIn for jobs — and dates.

Nick Little for BI

Samuela John never set out to use LinkedIn for dating. Instead, suitors came to her.

The march towards an all-EV future hit a major roadblock. What went wrong?

Tech Insider : Economy
Photo collage describing the decline of Electric Vehicles
Fewer people are buying electric cars — the slowdown hints at a problem at the heart of America's EV push.

NurPhoto/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

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