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You hate AI because corporate profits are capturing your extra productivity, and your salary isn’t
“Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” So said George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher who was…
Despite a better-than-expected jobs report Wednesday, there’s a wider, inconvenient fact about life in the 21st century: labor takes home…
Student loan borrowers: The Education Department is garnishing wages for millions in default
As if student loan borrowers didn’t have enough to worry about, some who fell into default during the pandemic-era payment…
The U.S. economy grew at a 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, blowing past economists’ expectations and delivering the…
The ‘Great Housing Reset’ is coming: Income growth will outpace home-price growth in 2026, Redfin forecasts
Homebuyers may experience a reprieve in 2026 as price normalization and an increase in home sales over the next year…
Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want to work here.’ So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder’s playbook
Some economists credit carmaker Henry Ford for jump-starting the American middle class in the 20th century when, in January 1914,…
Yes, you can still ask for a raise in an ugly job market—experts reveal when (and how) to do it
With the U.S. experiencing a significant hiring slowdown, it’s a daunting time to be looking for a job. Many workers are staying…
Four in 10 workers earning more than $500,000 a year are living paycheck to paycheck—and ‘lifestyle inflation’ is keeping them broke
About 41% of American workers earning between $300,001 and $500,000—and 40% of those making over $500,000—say they’re living paycheck to…
Employers are dishing out quiet promotions: fancy new job roles without the title or pay—and experts say it ‘practically guarantees burnout’
Meet the budget-friendly promotion: more work, same pay. It’s a common phenomenon for many workers. One day you’re updating spreadsheets…
65-year-old retirees in France now have higher incomes than working-age adults—meanwhile, American boomers can’t even afford to retire
French retirees over the age of 65 now make more money relative to the average salary of working-age adults in…












