3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (462+ words) Analysts don’t see an end to war in the Middle East on the horizon. The oil market is in choppy waters. On Thursday, Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate — two global benchmarks — were both up over 7%. WTI crossed the $100-per-barrel…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (340+ words) A new Ipsos/Reuters poll finds three in four voters say their cost of living is heading in the wrong direction. Nearly half of registered voters call it their top issue, regardless of party. Less than eight weeks until midterm…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (215+ words) “I thought, ‘Oh, the down payment and closing costs and those kinds of things are going to be the most expensive part of buying a house, and it ain't,” says Ashley Ayala. As housing affordability continues to be a big…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (172+ words) The tech giant is being made to require age verification updates across its products, which Will Creeley, legal director at The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, says will put an end to constitutionally-protected anonymous online speech. Meta agreed to…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (162+ words) Nate Axvig estimates his company has paid $27,000 in tariff fees, and has received just $3,000 back in refunds. Nate Axvig and his wife Leslie own Aktiv, a Scandinavian activewear brand based in Denver, Colorado. Last year, the company faced thousands of…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (890+ words) A boom in popularity has boosted small business along the Camino de Santiago — but not without some growing pains. The Camino de Santiago is a network of hiking, biking and horseriding routes that spider web across the country, and into…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (267+ words) On the precipice of finishing her bachelor’s degree, Laine Bradley wants to take on an MBA and law school next. The same year she welcomed her fifth child, Laine Bradley decided to finish something she’d started 15 years earlier: her bachelor’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) A new Economic Policy Institute report finds workers in the 26 states with right-to-work laws earn nearly 7% less on average than those in states without them, a gap that has more than doubled over the last decade. People who live in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) “Socioeconomic status is a good predictor of loneliness,” says Nick Keppler, writing for Slate. “In fact, you can even keep track of how much income will buy you a few extra hours with other people per day.” Chances are, you’ve…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (261+ words) Austin Golding, CEO of Golding Barge Line, talks about how his business is juggling a changing labor market amid tariffs and a tight oil market. Conversations around the oil industry tend to focus on the places that produce it and…...