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Fortesa Latifi
I took out $20,000 in student loans and now owe $50,000. I don't mind paying back, but the system is broken.
"We do everything society tells us," nonprofit head Kristin McGuire said. "But we enter the workforce, hit a glass ceiling, and are burdened by debt."
Juliana Kaplan
Some Millennials and Gen Z have hit an 'apocalyptic' phase in which they don't see the point in saving for the future
Some younger workers aren't betting on the future. Instead, they're spending on right now.
Tim Paradis,Josée Rose
PwC Chair says the 'war for talent' could last another decade. Why he's never seen a more challenging time for CEOs.
PwC Chair Tim Ryan expects corporate M&A will stay strong, 2022 earnings will be solid, and that a war for talent could last another decade.
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
The White House fires back at Jeff Bezos, saying it 'doesn't require a huge leap' to understand why he opposed an economic agenda that taxes the superrich
Bezos lambasted the White House for pushing a plan he said would worsen inflation. He added that Manchin "saved them from themselves."
Ayelet Sheffey
Donald Trump Jr. says Biden's student-loan forgiveness plans will force workers who didn't go 'to college to get drunk for four years' to pay for 'worthless gender study degrees'
Biden wants to "bail out a bunch of upper-middle-class kids" by canceling student debt, Donald Trump Jr. told The Washington Post.
Alia Shoaib
A 3-year-old girl died after being suffocated by family members during an 'exorcism,' prosecutors allege
The girl's mother, grandfather, and uncle were charged after the toddler suffocated during an alleged exorcism in a San Jose church, in California.
Matt Turner,Jordan Parker Erb
The 'Great Resignation' may be here to stay
In Insider Weekly: The Great Resignation could last forever, employees describe Thomas Kurian's leadership, and advice for YC applicants.
Ben Winck
The next recession will be mini compared to the last 2 — and feel completely different
"The type of recession we're looking at is not like a serious, massive downturn in consumer spending across the board," one economist told Insider.
Juliana Kaplan
The year workers said 'no'
In the thick of the pandemic, workers were left to fend for themselves. Now they've learned how to demand more from their employers.
Lauren Edmonds
Former 'Worst Cooks in America' winner found guilty in beating death of 3-year-old foster child
Ariel Robinson, the winner of "Worst Cooks in America" season 20, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
Sarah Al-Arshani
Clarence Thomas called the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade leak an 'unthinkable breach of trust'
"You begin to look over your shoulder. It's like kind of an infidelity that you can explain it, but you can't undo it," Thomas said.
Juliana Kaplan
The rich are getting poorer
The rich are still very rich. But a Bloomberg report finds that they've lost about $1 trillion this year already.
Paul Constant
3 policies in Biden's 2023 budget proposal that will restrict corporate power and benefit workers
The Roosevelt Institute's Nick Lusiani says restrictions on stock buybacks and tax increases on the .01% will aid economic growth from the middle out.
Alcynna Lloyd,Dan Latu
Meet the 'last-resort' mortgage lenders rising from the ashes of the financial crisis to help underqualified borrowers buy a home
"There are more self-employed business owners since the onset of the pandemic, and their needs are not easily met by traditional loans," an exec said.
Ayelet Sheffey
3 Democratic senators reportedly want Biden to hold off on student-debt cancellation so they can push him to go big
Elizabeth Warren, Raphael Warnock, and Chuck Schumer want to persuade Biden to go as far as possible with student-loan forgiveness, per Politico.
Dominick Reuter,Jason Lalljee
Congress is investigating the baby formula shortage and demanding answers from the 4 companies who control almost 90% of the market
Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Raja Krishnamoorthi said the shortages pose "a threat to the health and economic security of infants and families."
Juliana Kaplan,Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz
Americans haven't hated the economy this much since the sloth-like recovery from the Great Recession
The jobs recovery is nearly finished, spending is at record highs, and wages are booming. But inflation has Americans feeling positively bleak.
Grace Kay
A bill that would set gas price limits and prevent 'exploitative' cost hikes is headed for a House vote
The legislation would enable President Joe Biden to make it illegal to increase gas and home energy prices amid surging costs.
Ayelet Sheffey
'Chronically struggling' student-loan borrowers need more than a payment pause that postpones 'a day of reckoning,' a Philly Fed survey says
The Philadelphia Fed found that pausing student-loan payments isn't much help to struggling borrowers.
Jason Lalljee
Jeff Bezos and Alexis Ohanian, are pouring $35 million into NYC's childcare crisis
As the whole country suffers from a lack of affordable childcare, the state of New York has pledged $7 billion toward fixing the problem.
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Jason Lalljee,Dominick Reuter
Biden is taking steps to address the worsening baby formula shortage — but it could be months before shelves are fully restocked
The White House is working with retailers and manufacturers to boost baby formula supply as shortages continue to get worse.
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
Americans are traveling like it's 2019 — as airline tickets get more and more expensive
Airline fares soared 18.6% in April alone, marking the largest one-month jump since at least 1963 and counting for a quarter of the month's inflation.
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
The largest labor federation in the country calls on Biden to cancel student debt: 'We cannot ask working people to make further sacrifices'
"Now is the time to cancel, not collect, student debt," AFL-CIO's president Liz Shuler said. She's the latest advocate pushing for loan forgiveness.
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
Lindsey Graham says most Democrats would 'jump out the window' if they had to vote on Medicare for All
Graham urged Sanders to hold a vote on his signature policy idea, betting Democrats would splinter on single-payer healthcare.
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
It's finally a better time to buy a used car
Used car and truck prices have fallen for the last three months, ending a streak of historic price hikes and offering buyers the first sign of relief.
