I sold my business to take care of my mother for a decade. Now I'm 72 and have to work to play catch-up.

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Susan Freeman with her husband.
Susan Freeman works at 72 after years of caring for her mother.

Susan Freeman

Airbnb hosts in World Cup cities are going big to squeeze every dollar out of their homes

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Myriam Totta
Myriam Totta and her husband spent $55,000 on their Kansas City-area home to enhance its rental appeal ahead of the World Cup this summer.

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The rise and fall of American vinyl manufacturers

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Vinyl has made a record-breaking comeback, with sales now outpacing those of CDs and mp3 downloads. It is now the music industry's highest-grossing physical format.

The dueling 'free grocery' stunts from Polymarket and Kalshi in NYC

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A rendering of what Polymarket says will be a free grocery pop-up in New York.
A rendering of what Polymarket says will be a free grocery pop-up in New York.

Polymarket

PepsiCo says it's cutting prices on snacks like Lay's and Doritos by up to 15%, as consumers feel 'stretched'

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Bags of nacho cheese flavored Doritos sit on a shelf at a grocery store in New York City as a discount price tag hangs in front of them.
PepsiCo plans to cut prices on some snacks.

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Disneyland admission was $1 on opening day in 1955. See how Disney park prices have skyrocketed since.

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Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
The author (not pictured) went with this wife to Disney World without their kids.

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Deactivated accounts are one of gig workers' biggest challenges. NYC just got Uber Eats to reactivate some of them.

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A bike courier wears a black Uber Eats backpack as he approaches an intersection where pedestrians are crossing the street.
Uber Eats agreed to reactivate the accounts of some delivery workers under a settlement with New York City.

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Crunch Fitness responds to backlash after ICE memo from Texas franchise leaks

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Crunch is facing online scrutiny after a memo from one of its franchisees went viral online.

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Not enough student-loan borrowers know about this way to get rid of their debt

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College graduation
More student-loan borrowers are discharging their debt through bankruptcy.

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There won't be a jobs report on Friday because of the government shutdown

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BLS won't be publishing the jobs report on Friday as originally scheduled.

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