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The Girl Scout Cookie queens of America
Girl Scout Cookies represent a $800 million industry. A new documentary called “Cookie Queens” follows sellers across the country, and one of those f…
4 weeks ago
Inflation comes for back-to-school
Prices for some back-to-school supplies are up this year, alongside other essentials like groceries and gas. Shoppers aren’t just turning to cheaper …
4 weeks ago
Billionaires and British football
It's been a month now since the World Cup ended, but English football is back this week. The Premier League season kicks off Friday. And Jeff Bezos, …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Why you should care about the bond market right now
In case you missed it, investor jitters about borrowing, geopolitical conflict, and inflation drove the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield up to a nearly tw…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
The government steps in to calm the bond market
The Treasury Department announced this morning that it'll double the amount it spends on its buyback operations for longer-term government bonds. It …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Decisions and disagreements at the central bank
Later this afternoon, we'll get minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed kept interest rates steady in July, but there was some …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
"You can't learn on an empty stomach"
The school year is getting started across the country, but some families are sending their kids to school without access to a benefit many have relie…
1 month ago
Why it feels like you can't keep up
The average worker in the U.S. who stayed in their job between 2021 and 2024 saw their wages decline by 9% after inflation, a new paper finds. While …
1 month ago
A "Silk Road" in the Arctic?
China, the world's second-largest economy, sent several cargo ships through an Arctic route over the weekend, along waters hugging Russia's northern …
1 month ago
Oil prices up as ceasefire deal expires
Get used to paying higher gas prices — they’re the cost of curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. That was the message from President Donald Trump at a ra…
1 month ago