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China has a birth-rate problem. It's also the 2nd-least affordable country in the world to raise a child, says a Beijing think tank.
China is one of the most unaffordable places in the world to raise a child, ranking higher than the…
Matthew Loh
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It's not just real estate and spending — another pillar of China's economy looks like it's heading for trouble, too
China's July exports grew 7%, missing expectations amid a sluggish economy.
Lian Kit Wee
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China's city dwellers will soon have more pets than toddlers, and there's 1 way investors can cash in on the trend, Goldman Sachs says
China will have more than 70 million urban pets and less than 40 million children under the age of …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Aditi Bhar…
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Millennial and Gen X are developing 17 types of cancers far more frequently than older generations, study finds
Cancer rates has surged among younger generations, with significant increases in pancreatic, kidney…
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Retiring at 50 has long been a guarantee for parts of China's working class — until now
Women in China's working class get to retire at 50 and collect pension checks, but the country is r…
Matthew Loh
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Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families
Philly Joy Bank and PHLHousing+ are guaranteed basic income pilots in Philadelphia offering familie…
Allie Kelly
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Tokyo is launching a dating app where users have to verify their income and promise they want to get married, as Japan fights tumbling birth rates
Japan is facing critically low marriage and birth rates, prompting the government to take "unpreced…
Polly Thompson
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A boomer living on $2,400 a month is waiting 8 years to collect maximum Social Security benefits, even though she's struggling to get by
Diane Williams, 62, struggles to afford basic necessities with her $2,400 monthly paycheck. But she…
Allie Kelly
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Bosses in China have been accused of making job applicants take pregnancy tests: report
Prosecutors in Nantong investigated 16 companies which they said had 168 job applicants take pregna…
Mikhaila Friel
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JD Vance has some ideas on how to get Americans to have more babies
Vance, Trump's new running mate, says it's a crisis that the US isn't having enough babies.
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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You'll soon be able to get birth control without a prescription. Here's what you need to know.
Opill, the first oral contraceptive available for retail in the US, will be priced at $20 per month…
Allie Kelly
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A surprise recession could strike after an unexpected jump in the unemployment rate, economist says
"The labor market, contrary to popular opinion, is contracting," famed economist David Rosenberg wa…
Matthew Fox
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Young families are still fleeing major cities in huge numbers, a 'big surprise' for metros trying to escape the urban doom loop
Cities are continuing to lose families with young kids at alarming rates post-pandemic. Many of the…
Eliza Relman
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Texas moms can now get an additional 10 months of Medicaid after giving birth
A bill in Texas aims to lower the maternal mortality rate in the state by supporting new mothers.
Allie Kelly
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Russia has made getting a divorce way more expensive in order to fund its war efforts
A drafted proposal in Russia would increase divorce fees by eightfold from current levels, Bloomber…
Filip De Mott
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Irish millennials and Gen Zers are being hit hard by the housing crisis. Many more are moving back in with their parents.
Rents in Ireland jumped 84% between 2010 and 2022, far more than the EU average.
Eliza Relman
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I had my first baby in Switzerland and the second after moving home to Chicago. Giving birth in the US left much to be desired.
Chantal Panozzo gave birth in the US after having her first abroad. She felt there was something ve…
Chantal Panozzo
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Tech titans love Modi's economic powerhouse India — despite mass unemployment and abject poverty
India is on track to become the world's third-largest economy by 2027, but Narendra Modi faces a pi…
Theron Mohamed
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Here's why Americans having fewer kids won't doom the economy
The US birth rate just fell to its lowest level in over 40 years, according to provisional CDC data.
Jennifer Sor
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More Gen Zers could ditch college this fall — and some schools are worried they might never fully recover
It's not just the rocky FAFSA rollout. Lower birth rates and high student debt loads could hurt the…