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Catching a ride on Uber or Lyft got more expensive last year, and some riders are cutting back as a result, new data and a survey show.The prices that customers paid on these apps rose 9.6% in 2025, according to an annual report on gig mobility from data analytics company…
After my Division-I football career ended, my lifestyle changed drastically.I’d built my whole identity around being a committed athlete, but when that chapter came to a close, I lacked routine and purpose. I gained weight, reaching 300 pounds, and everything — from my body to my thoughts to my future…
“This way,” our Greek Airbnb host grunted, before winding down an alley and venturing up four flights of stairs. He didn’t offer to help us with our bags. It was dark, we were exhausted, and the cobblestone alley was decidedly not suitcase-friendly.But I was also elated, partly because I was…
Target likely can’t wait to close the book on last year as it looks to turn the page and return to growth.The bullseye retailer on Tuesday reported a 1.7% decline in total sales for the last fiscal year, which ended January 31, with a 1.5% drop for the quarter. That’s…
This as-told-to-essay is based on a conversation with Shaun Chavis, 58, who is based in Baltimore. It has been edited for length and clarity.Since being laid off last June, I’ve applied for over 100 jobs, and I’m completely boggled by the responses I’ve received — or rather, the lack of…
After spending two months watching women and girls fetch water from the village tap and then walk home with the enormous containers balanced on their heads, I had become increasingly determined to try to help with this daily task. I had admired the women’s strength before, but as my neck…
You can call me a dork, but working in public radio was my dream as a teenager — and the hours I spent mapping out my career path and building up my résumé paid off by the time I was an adult.After graduating from college in 2019, I interned at…
The data is in, and last year presents an economic conundrum: Overall growth was relatively strong, but job growth was virtually nonexistent. It bodes ill for the gap between the rich and everyone else.Newly released data showed the US economy grew 2.2% in 2025. That’s a respectable pace, although cooler…
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Looking aheadThe data center boom crept up on America, and we were ready. Business Insider jumped on the topic nearly two years ago, and this past week we won a George Polk Award for our work, which included a first-of-its-kind interactive map of data centers across the country and a…
