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1 in 3 young adults were still living with their parents in 2025—and they’re not even unemployed
Young Americans were told that good grades would unlock a six-figure salary, starter apartment, and independence from their parents. But…
The babies that weren’t born after 2008 are now college-aged—and universities are paying the price
Universities and colleges across the country have been dealing with a ticking time bomb since the Great Recession, and a…
Arizona senator warns ‘ghost jobs’ are distorting labor data, urges probe from Trump administration
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) pressed the Trump administration on Thursday to crack down on companies that post online listings for…
Trump has turned the dollar into a foreign policy tool, a move economists say could backfire
For decades, the U.S. largely held off on approving currency swaps with foreign powers, save for rare circumstances. When it…
The specter of higher-than-2% inflation has loomed over the economy since the pandemic. But just as it seemed like the…
‘MAGA Warrior’ Texas ag chief blasts USDA over a flesh-eating pest threatening America’s beef supply
A flesh-eating parasite’s reemergence in Texas after six decades isn’t just threatening to impose millions of dollars in losses on…
“We do continue to see the higher-income customers coming to Walmart,” Furner told reporters during the retailer’s annual shareholders’ week…
Apollo chief economist says there’s ‘zero evidence’ AI is killing jobs—it’s creating them
Sløk pointed to ADP employment data as evidence, concluding that the AI spending frenzy is “stoking both employment and inflation.”…
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition…The AI economy has a measurement gap…Anthropic files IPO paperwork…Meta bets…
The worst summer job market in 80 years has teens scrambling for swimming pool and ice cream jobs
Summer jobs have been teenagers’ rite of passage for generations—from scooping ice cream and babysitting, to lifeguarding and bagging groceries.…












