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Forget 65, America's new retirement age is 85 — or 35

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 04:13

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment

A lounging chair and two office chairs on a timeline — Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

For Brian Burdick, working at 82 has been one of life's most surprising joys.

Discourse, economy, Retirement, financial-independence-retire-early, early-retirees, Investing, Work

Panic and confusion: Student-loan borrowers scramble after getting kicked off Biden's key affordable repayment plan

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 07:01

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

College graduate — Student-loan borrowers are worried about affording higher payments without the SAVE income-driven repayment plan.
Aaron Hawkins/Getty Images/iStockphoto

economy, student-debt, student-loans, Trump, save-plan

A $185 cookware set I bought from Costco in late 2024 has become my personal tariff impact tracker

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 05:23

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Dominick Reuter with a Henckels stainless steel pan — I got extremely lucky with the timing of my purchase of this Henckels cook set.
Dominick Reuter/Business Insider

Retail, economy, Costco, Tariffs, trump-tariffs, cookware, cookware-set

She spent $100,000 on a tiny home in California. Now she rents it on Airbnb.

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

The exterior of a tiny home, with a large sliding glass door. — Sakura Kishiro's tiny home is custom-built and located in central California.
Photo Courtesy Sakura Kishiro

economy, Housing, tiny-home, California, AirBnB, gen-z

Young Americans are turning to bankruptcy. Are you one of them?

Sat, 04/04/2026 - 07:30

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business

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economy, Personal Finance, Bankruptcy, bankruptcy-watch, Survey, economy, kitchen-table-big-bet

The dangerous process of mining Himalayan pink salt in Pakistan's Khewra mine

Sat, 04/04/2026 - 07:00

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Himalayan pink salt sells for premium prices in the US and Europe, but in Pakistan's Khewra mine, workers risk their lives blasting it out for a fraction of the profit. We went inside one of the world's largest salt mines and nearby factories to see how it's really made.