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.

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Lipstick sales and strippers' tips: 6 weird indicators a recession could be coming

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
A lipgloss display in a store
An uptick in lipstick sales can sometimes be a sign that tough economic times are ahead.

John Greim

People are raiding their savings and racking up debt, paving the way for economic pain, expert warns

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Stock image of someone taking US dollars out of a wallet.
Some consumers are running out of cash as they battle rising prices and higher interest rates.

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These 3 metro regions still haven't recovered from the pandemic recession

Tech Insider : Economy
New York

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The US may already be in recession as job cuts accelerate, research CEO says

Tech Insider : Economy
A recession is coming in 2024
A recession is coming in 2024

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Why so many men in the US have stopped working

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics
man not working
America's men aren't working at the same rate they used to. Experts are still trying to figure out why.

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The key to a longer life: high unemployment

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Environment
Senior couple enjoying a relaxing float in a pool with a downward trending stock line depicted at the bottom of the pool

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America's CEOs are suddenly feeling a lot better about the economy

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
company executives meeting in a fancy room
Top CEOs are feeling better about the economy.

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Experts warned of a housing bubble. They were wrong.

Tech Insider : Economy
Illustration of a couple looking at the rising housing market.
A housing bubble implies an impending pop that brings home prices crashing down — but there's no pop in sight. 

Rob Dobi for BI

Almost as soon as home prices began their unprecedented climb in 2020, doomsayers began warning of a looming crisis. The housing market, they claimed, was a bubble destined to burst.

The Fed's first big move of 2024 isn't an interest rate cut — but that relief could come soon

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Fed Chair Jerome Powell
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives at a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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