The hottest real estate markets for 2026 are reaping the benefits of RTO

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New York City.

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Why so many Americans over 80 are still working

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D'Yan Forest
D'yan Forest, 91, is the Oldest Working Female Comedian in the World, as documented by the "Guinness Book of World Records."

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I'm a single mom who didn't finish college. I struggled to land a job, but I now make 6 figures and have no regrets.

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Audrey Serna doesn't regret her decision to leave college, and she now makes six figures.

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I experienced loneliness after I retired. Starting a small group at my senior center changed everything.

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Joe Lamy
Joe Lamy is helping people across the country meet with others in their community and foster consistent social interactions.

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I drive for Uber and Lyft as a medical student. It's not the profitable side hustle I expected it to be.

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Medical student Porshaye Watkins poses on a walking path with a forest in the background. She is wearing a white medical coat a dress with a blue pattern, and a stethoscope around her neck.
Porshaye Watkins drives for Uber and Lyft as a side hustle.

Porshaye Watkins

Shoppers are on pace to break Black Friday online spending records and use AI more than ever as sales hit $8.6 billion

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Black Friday sales
AI-driven traffic to retail sites is expected to surge 600% compared to last year, according to Adobe.

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American money is transforming the Cotswolds into the 'Hamptons of England'

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Facade of D'Ambrosi Fine Foods
D'Ambrosi Fine Foods is an American-run business in Stow-on-the-Wold.

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As locals gossip beneath the low-beamed ceiling of a coffee shop, I ask Audrey Ann Masur to speak up.

How retailers are responding to the affordability crisis this holiday season

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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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I drive for Uber and Lyft in Hawaii. I earn less than I did driving a cab, but this benefit keeps me coming back.

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Richard Detty, a ride-hailing driver in Honolulu, wears sunglasses, a dark grey Hawaiian shirt, and a kukui nut lei while smiling and giving shaka signs with both hands.
Richard Detty drives for Uber and Lyft part-time in addition to his business as an Amazon seller.

Richard Detty

Bankruptcies are on the rise. What it means, in 3 charts.

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Bankruptcies are on the rise

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