Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis: Can It Truly Become a Digital Store of Value?
As we move deeper into 2025, many people are wondering: “Why does it feel like everything’s getting more expensive — even though wages are supposed to be recovering?” The truth is, while the economy is showing pockets of strength, rising costs and shifting monetary...
How Students Can Earn a Degree With Minimal or No Debt
As tuition continues climbing faster than inflation, many students are rethinking the traditional path to a four-year degree. Rising costs are forcing families to look for creative, strategic ways to limit borrowing — and fortunately, there are more options than ever...
What to Do With Your Retirement Plan After Losing a Job
Job loss brings uncertainty, but one financial decision often gets pushed aside: what to do with the retirement money left behind in your former employer’s plan. That account may be one of your largest assets, and handling it wisely can protect your long-term...
Why More Borrowers Could Soon See Smaller Student Loan Payments
With living costs rising faster than many households can adjust, policymakers are searching for ways to lighten financial strain — and student borrowers may soon see relief. A series of updates to repayment rules could broaden who qualifies for lower monthly payments,...
Understanding the Proposed Child Savings Incentive: What Parents Should Know
As we move deeper into 2025, many people are wondering: “Why does it feel like everything’s getting more expensive — even though wages are supposed to be recovering?” The truth is, while the economy is showing pockets of strength, rising costs and shifting monetary...
Why Americans Are Feeling the Pinch — And What You Can Do About It
2025 isn’t a return to “pre-pandemic normal.” Instead, we’re in a transition: a time where rising costs, economic uncertainty, and shifting global conditions demand both vigilance and adaptability.
- Billionaire philanthropy’s growing divide: Mark Zuckerberg stops funding immigration reform as Mackenzie Scott doubles down on DEIby Ashley Lutz on December 22, 2025 at 6:17 pm
Two models for tech wealth are emerging, as notable billionaire donors reveal their priorities.
- Jim Beam halts production at key US distillery amid bourbon glutby Jennifer Creery, Bloomberg on December 22, 2025 at 6:11 pm
Sales of bourbon have slowed as consumers rein in spending and drinking.
- George Conway to run as a Democrat for Nadler’s Manhattan seatby Caitlin Reilly, Bloomberg on December 22, 2025 at 5:57 pm
George Conway is a prominent critic of President Donald Trump.
- U.S. unveils plans for new ship under Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ bidby Jen Judson, Bloomberg on December 22, 2025 at 5:46 pm
President Donald Trump’s "Golden Fleet" is a bid to revive US shipbuilding.
- This new luxury airline seeks to go well above first class without the enormous cost of a private jet and will only fly to a handful of citiesby Jason Ma on December 22, 2025 at 5:20 pm
Magnifica Air expects to begin service in 2027, with plans for six to seven daily departures, connecting to Miami, New York, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas, and Houston.
- Chaos, cheap money, and a collapse in crypto send gold up 69% for the year, hitting a new record highby Jim Edwards on December 22, 2025 at 4:10 pm
With two live armed conflicts over oil, weakness in the dollar, and Bitcoin off the menu for anxious investors, gold is the beneficiary, analysts said in emails sent to Fortune.
- Billionaire Larry Ellison comes to his son’s rescue, agreeing to personally guarantee over $40 billion to finance Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros.by Dave Smith on December 22, 2025 at 3:37 pm
Warner Bros. is in the middle of a tug-of-war between Netflix and David Ellison’s company, Paramount Skydance.
- Meet the Chanel chief who hires for personality over talent or skills—those with ‘big egos, want to work solo or are mercenaries’ don’t pass goby Orianna Rosa Royle on December 22, 2025 at 2:42 pm
Exclusive: As Gen Z fights to stand out in one of the most competitive job markets in decades, Chanel says it’s looking for personality hires.
- I cold-contacted LVMH boss and he hired me: How Nespresso’s U.K. CEO got her foot in the door of the notoriously hard-to-break luxury industryby Orianna Rosa Royle on December 22, 2025 at 1:36 pm
Anna Lundstrom got her first job off the back of an email to LVMH’s then U.K. boss, Xavier de Royère, while she was still a student.
- Even if the Supreme Court rules Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, refunds are unlikely because that would be ‘very complicated,’ Hassett saysby Jason Ma on December 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm
“Yes, it is a mess, and that’s why I think the Supreme Court wouldn’t do it.”





