Marketplace Stories

People in the U.S. saved an estimated $2.1 trillion at one point in the pandemic. By some estimates, that money’s pretty much gone.

Millennials have faced challenges to homeownership for years. Now, a slim majority of millennials own a home.

More than 360 schools have committed to the initiative, but thousands in the U.S. haven’t. That will make comparison shopping hard.

Furniture used to last a lifetime. Now, not so much. But how did we get here?

Tight global supply raises costs for industry and motorists, but for now, the pain is milder than it was during price spikes decades earlier.

Funds earmarked for the force’s temporary raise last year are running out, as firefighters deal with longer wildfire seasons and more severe fires caused by climate change.

Their volatility can overshadow broader trends. But those orders are just the start of a long, expansive manufacturing supply chain.

Read an excerpt from the title poem of Bertram’s latest work, “Negative Money,” which explores race, gender and indebtedness.

Both the buyer and the seller have unrealistic expectations right now, while prices and mortgage rates are high.

“It’s just sort of become part of the fabric of our lives. It’s now vanilla and chocolate and peppermint… and pumpkin spice,” says food writer Emily Heil.