Plus: Deportation fears, public utilities, airport lounges, and customs logistics.
Communities across the U.S. are fighting to buy back investor-owned utilities.
Plus: Solar panels, influencer shopaganda, rent control, and tribute bands.
Young people’s relationship to cash is changing—and some Gen Zers don’t even carry wallets anymore.
Home price growth is slowing. Plus: contactless payment, GED classes, and buy now, pay later.
The housing market is on the up and up. Plus: U.S. oil production, minimum wage increases, and AI travel influencers.
Beth Benike’s business, Busy Baby, was set to have its best year ever in 2025 — until tariffs hit
Fewer than 1% of job listings in 2025 advertised an end-of-year bonus, one study showed. Plus: Play-Doh and anime.
Home heating costs are expected to jump more than 9% this winter. Plus: Slinkys, widgets, “football,” and AI training.
Despite a bright spot in new unemployment claims, the labor market will likely continue on its current trajectory. Plus: agrivoltaics, recession recipes, AI investment, and Legos.
