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.
- Fed whisperer splits on Powell: A+ as steward, but ‘I don’t think you could give him high marks on the economy’by Eva Roytburg on May 3, 2026 at 9:00 am
"I think they made a lot of mistakes under his leadership, on the economics and the monetary policy."
- Eventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—without a job for the first time since 15, she’s playing chess with a robot and eyeing internshipsby Emma Burleigh on May 3, 2026 at 8:00 am
Julia Hartz, the cofounder and CEO of ticketing platform Eventbrite, made a $500 million exit and is now considering her next career move as a free agent.
- Zoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own bossby Orianna Rosa Royle on May 3, 2026 at 7:00 am
As AI kills the American dream of a stable job and a corner office, 33 million people are going solo—and Zoom is throwing $150,000 behind the movement.
- Trump vows to reduce U.S. troops in Germany ‘a lot further’ than 5,000 as defense official says armed services were blindsided by moveby Kirsten Grieshaber, Emma Burrows, Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on May 3, 2026 at 1:15 am
A U.S. defense official said the branches of the U.S. military didn’t have prior knowledge of the decision to draw down the 5,000 troops and learned about it “in real time.”
- Trump says he is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but ‘can’t imagine that it would be acceptable’by Aamer Madhani, Sarah El Deeb, Cara Anna, The Associated Press on May 3, 2026 at 12:59 am
Two semiofficial Iranian news outlets, Tasnim and Fars said Iran has sent a 14-point proposal via Pakistan in response to a nine-point U.S. proposal.
- Can the ‘blue economy’ deliver on its promise? Investors are starting see the ocean as an asset worth protectingby Natalie Sum Yue Chung on May 3, 2026 at 12:00 am
Investors, scientists, and leaders are no longer asking if the blue economy is real and instead figuring out how quickly they can scale it.
- Iran juggles oil cuts and storage strain to resist U.S. blockadeby Anthony Di Paola, Ben Bartenstein, Patrick Sykes, Weilun Soon, Charles Gorrivan, Bloomberg on May 2, 2026 at 10:38 pm
Tehran is proactively reducing crude output in a move to stay ahead of capacity limits rather than waiting for tanks to fill completely.
- Disney’s new CEO is exploring a ‘super app’ for theme park tickets, movies and moreby Thomas Buckley, Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg on May 2, 2026 at 10:29 pm
The new app would marry Disney+ with mobile platforms such as the Disneyland Resort and Disney Cruise Line Navigator apps.
- Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supplyby Chris Welch, Mark Gurman, Bloomberg on May 2, 2026 at 10:22 pm
“These are amazing platforms for AI and agentic tools, and the customer recognition of that is happening faster than what we had predicted.”
- Unionized workers form alliance with rich tech giants on AI data centers, pushing back on local opposition and redrawing political linesby Marc Levy, The Associated Press on May 2, 2026 at 10:08 pm
With data center construction accelerating, unions are expanding training centers and seeing their ranks grow faster than many union leaders have ever seen.





