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You’ve been hearing about the K-shaped economy and the shrinking middle class, but what does it actually mean to be in the middle class at all in the US today?For many, the label can describe a suburban, non-excessive way of life, but the actual income it implies can span a…
Pump up the veggies, beans, and nuts, and pare down the meat, just a little bit.That appears to be the takeaway from a new study tracking how changes to the typical “Western” diet, subbing in more vegetables and lowering saturated fat content, might contribute to healthy aging.The study, conducted in…
My neighbor entered my house one afternoon, greeted by the laundry mound on the family room floor. As her three kids scurried off in different directions to find mine, she plopped down next to me in the epicenter of clothes and picked up a tea towel to fold.”You don’t have…
More than a year after being laid off as a software engineer, Jesse Jashinsky still couldn’t find work. He was supporting his family on a patchwork of unemployment and SNAP benefits, help from their church, and increasing amounts of credit card debt.Then their car broke down. Replacing the transmission was…
My daughter was four months into her freshman year of college when I realized she had never asked me for any money.I’d paid for Sarina’s housing, meal plan, and books, and put $100 on her account for laundry and incidentals at the beginning of the year. But that was it.It…
Shortly after getting married, my husband and I had the idea to rent out the spare room in our two-bedroom apartment to help rebuild our savings. Loading audio narration… We’d just spent a lot on our wedding and honeymoon, and reducing our biggest living expense meant we’d have more money…
Meta made some big splashes in the AI talent war, but the tech giant’s AI chief isn’t thrilled by the narrative that his team is a bunch of mercenaries. Loading audio narration… “This is one of, I think, the larger, I would say, like narrative violations or maybe like differences…
Private credit, just recently one of the hottest asset classes for institutional investors to park their money, is losing ground to other strategies, according to a new report from Canoe Intelligence.Private credit accounted for 6.8% of institutional investors’ alternative-asset holdings in the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 9.7% December…
Ride-hailing drivers can spend months or years learning the best ways to make money. Now, there’s artificial intelligence for that. Loading audio narration… Lyft has been rolling out over the past year Earnings Assistant, a AI tool that gives drivers tips on where and when to drive. It shows how…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Princess Jahnavi Kumari Mewar, a member of India’s Mewar royal family who runs her family’s multi-family office and the private equity firm she founded, Auctus Fora. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I had this…
