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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says interest rates won't budge this year: 'I'm sorry, it's just reality'

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 14:23

Tech Insider : Economy

kevin oleary shark tank — Kevin O'Leary.
Mark Davis / Staff / Getty Images

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Trump says he wants huge tariffs if elected. That could send inflation spiking.

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 13:20

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

US President Donald Trump shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping at the end of a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. — Former US President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017.
Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

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Some millennial and Gen X parents are leaving it all behind to spend 6 figures on a family gap year. Here's how they budget and 'worldschool' their kids.

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:20

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Travel

Claire Williams and her family standing in front of Lake Bled, Slovenia/Sri Lanka. — Claire Williams and her family in Lake Bled, Slovenia/Sri Lanka. They strategically planned to start in the northern hemisphere and end up in the southern hemisphere's summer so they could pack for one season.
Claire Williams

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A millennial couldn't afford the Mounjaro weight-loss drug so he started secretly working 2 remote jobs. He's on track to make $166,000 this year and says he's lost 45 pounds.

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 09:55

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overemployed worker California — A California millennial began secretly working two remote jobs to pay for weight-loss drugs. Worker in the story not pictured.
Urbazon / Getty Images

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A national shortage of construction workers is driving high home prices. The industry is struggling to fill the gap.

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 06:02

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Construction workers in Nashville — Seth Herald/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Everything you shouldn't do during a home renovation

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 05:31

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A home renovation disaster image — Our yearlong cottage renovation stretched out more than three years. The work still isn't done.
Chris Burnett for BI

Real Estate, Discourse, economy, home-renovation, Contractors, Construction, Contracts

Iran's economy is a total mess after decades of sanctions — and offers a warning to Putin's Russia

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 04:47

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Iran missiles — A billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in Tehran.
AFP/Getty Images

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Amazon, Starbucks show how jittery US customers are about the economy

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 23:46

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Starbucks barista serving a customer. — Starbucks' CEO said infrequent customers are becoming more cautious spenders.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Markets will rebel if Trump or any president tries to control the Fed, Harvard economist says

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 15:15

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Kenneth Rogoff — Kenneth Rogoff
AP Photo/Ron Thomas

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Trump 2.0 would be destructive for the economy, as the former president embraces 'crank' doctrine and economic fantasy, Paul Krugman says

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 11:59

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Trump throws hat — Getty/Drew Angerer

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