personal finance


High-Schoolers Are Losing Confidence In The Benefits Of A College Degree

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”In particular, why does the value of a 2-year or 4-year degree outweigh the value of credentials and job training programs?...”


St. Patrick's Day Spending To Cross Seven-Billion Mark

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Originally a religious holiday, the Irish diaspora in the US turned the occasion into a celebration largely divested from the liturgy and rather connected to wearing green and drinking Guinness...


America The Snackable

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Everything in America has become snackable...


"I Can't Even Save": Americans Are Getting Absolutely Crushed Under Enormous Debt Load

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"Levered to the hilt..."


59% of Investors Concerned About Greenwashing In Financial Industry

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55% of people who have a stocks a provider classified as the worst on sustainability, according to Ethical Consumer rankings, actually think that their money is in a ‘green‘ ISA...


These Cities Have The Highest (And Lowest) Share Of Unaffordable Neighborhoods In 2024

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Some cities have 100% of neighborhoods out of reach for average family...


Jobless Claims Data Goes From The Sublime To The Ridiculous!!

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New York accounted for 99.75% of the weekly change in initial claims across the entire US...


Producer Prices Surged Again In February As Energy Costs Re-Accelerated

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70% of the rise in February Goods PPI can be attributed to the index for energy, which jumped 4.4%...


'Real' Retail Sales Tumbled For Second Straight Month In February

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...internet retailers saw sales decline in February.


The World's Most Valuable Sports Teams In 2024

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The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable team in the world with a $9.0 billion valuation...


Mapping Credit Card Delinquency Rates In The US By State

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No state had credit delinquency rates of less than 10%, with Iowa coming the closest at 12.9%...At the bottom end was Mississippi, which had 39% credit delinquency rates to end 2023.


'Bougie Broke' - The Financial Reality Behind The Facade

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Bougie Broke gives us a glimpse into the financial condition of a growing number of consumers...


Spring Break Chaos Is Back

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"DUI checkpoint has started here in South Beach." 


US Gasoline Prices Rise For The Second Consecutive Week

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...and it's about to get worse.


Peter Schiff: Gold Is The Canary In The Economic Coal-Mine

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"I’m not going to walk outside in the rain when I know it’s raining just because some government weatherman is trying to convince me it’s sunny..."


US Swing States Misery Index Shows Bidenomics Is Failing

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 Governments are always optimistic, but sending euphoric messages tends to backfire, especially when the situation for the middle class is complicated...


Expect Another Surge In Food Prices Fueled By 'Dynamic Pricing'

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"we must be over the rainbow..."


Confidence In The Global Economy, By Country

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So how do people around the world feel about the global economy?


A Low-Trust Society Is An Impoverished Society

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The sole remaining reservoirs of trust in American life are personal networks, local enterprises and local institutions...


Economic Earthquake Ahead? The Cracks Are Spreading Fast

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... the American people “just don’t seem to understand how good the economy really is right now.”