Credit scores have become a weapon of mass seduction
Credit scores and reports can be daunting to think about for consumers. For companies from Experian to Credit Karma, that anxiety makes money.
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Wall Street is making a crucial reversal on one huge issue
Big banks and asset managers are a powerful force in fighting the climate crisis, but many of them are flip-flopping on their environmental promises.
America's big cities are losing their one big advantage
A steep rise in housing costs means many Americans may be better off moving out of cities, a dramatic turnaround from just a few decades ago.
Gen Z loves Kamala. But don't expect a repeat of Obama in 2008.
Kamala Harris is popular among young voters, like Obama in 2008. But the comparisons stop there.
America's most boring job is on the brink of extinction
Inside the desperate campaign to get Gen Z to become accountants
Gen Z is redefining sick days
Americans are calling out sick and taking more mental health days. Gen Z is driving the change.
The 'loneliest generation' has figured out the secret to making friends
From run clubs to chess clubs, Gen Z is fueling a vibrant social renaissance.
Work apps have turned into a total nightmare
The overload of work-related software is driving employees and managers a little nuts and even cutting into job productivity.
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The way America builds homes is killing people
America's inability to build enough homes in safe areas is pushing people to buy houses that are in harm's way.
The end of casual house hunting
New rules for Realtors will make buying a home more complicated. But both buyers and sellers could save a ton of money.
Elon Musk tried to board the Trump bus. Instead he got run over.
Plenty of people have been steamrolled by Donald Trump, but no one has torched their image in service of the former president quite like Elon Musk.
The heartbreaking reason Gen Z is struggling to find love
From pricey restaurants to premium apps, the soaring cost of going on dates is pricing young singles out of the market.
The most surprising aspect of Kamala Harris' big surge
A new poll shows Harris is beating Donald Trump on an issue that Democrats almost always lose.
The next big status symbol in real estate
Luxury brands like Porsche and Nobu are splashing their names across condo buildings as part of real estate's hottest — and weirdest — new trend.
NATE SILVER: Why VCs love obnoxious founders
VCs don't care if you're a nice person. They want founders who take massive risks.
Mayor Pete is actually making flying a little less miserable
From guaranteed refunds to no-surprise baggage fees, a host of new rules could make your next flight a little less miserable.
Gen Zers are investing their way out of the 9-to-5
Move over, lazy girl jobs. Gen Z women are turning to the stock market to get rich.
The stock market is entering a prolonged period of chaos — and that's a good thing
Wall Street is worried about a recession, which means investors are paying closer attention to what actually matters in the stock market.
What Maya Rudolph's impression reveals about Kamala Harris
A linguist wanted to understand the vice president's racial identity. So she studied the SNL comedian.
America is missing a golden opportunity to boost the job market
Raising the minimum wage could be a win-win-win for the economy, workers, and even businesses. So what's stopping Washington?
Gen Z loves the gym. That's a big problem for gyms.
Gen Zers are crowding gyms with their love of weightlifting and hanging out. America's gyms aren't ready for the swolest generation.
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America just got a nasty wakeup call about the job market
Hang on to your job — we may be headed for a wave of layoffs.
My insurance company spied on my house from the sky. Then the real nightmare began.
My journey into the surreal, infuriating future of homeowners insurance.
Welcome to the tech industry's divorced dad era
Big Tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon are clinging to a bygone era, failing to innovate, and letting down their customers.
The Oppenheimer of AI
Michal Kosinski is pushing the boundaries of what artificial intelligence can do — and it terrifies him
The secret to happiness: embrace the joy of being average
In the age where you're supposed to optimize everything, maybe it's fine to just be fine.
American business has a gerontocracy problem
Joe Biden stepped aside. A lot of aging CEOs should do the same.
Meet the 21-year-old Harvard dropout behind Friend, the creepy new AI necklace
In a no-holds-barred interview, Avi Schiffmann explains why he created Friend, the AI companion everyone is hating on.
It's official: Legalized sports betting is destroying young men's financial futures
From huge debts to repossessed cars, a new study shows that legalized sports gambling is bankrupting a generation.
Millennials were raised by the internet. Now their internet parents are gone.
I'm only 28 and my favorite childhood websites have already disappeared.
'Male comments are completely meaningless': Online reviews have a massive gender divide
New research shows that drug reviews from women can predict a serious problem. On the flip side, men's comments are "completely meaningless."
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Starbucks just reinvented the way it runs its cafés
The world's largest coffeehouse chain is struggling. Can Starbucks find a way to make coffee fun again?
Tech elites hate the media. So they're taking a page from Fox News.
Inside the tech industry's 'broletariat revolution' against the media.
Gen Z strikes back
Companies reneged on their job offers. Now college students are getting even.
The super selfish reason why Elon Musk is all in on Trump
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are both dedicated to law and order — so long as they write the laws and make orders.
Japan's one weird trick to reverse population collapse
Hear me out: The government could save your love life.
Credit card rewards are turning us into jerks
The battle to rack up credit-card rewards is turning friends against each other.
The obscure building code that's ruining America's apartments
An obscure building code is ruining apartments and stopping new ones from getting built. The answer? Fewer stairs.
When it comes to shopping, the ultimate status symbol is IRL
E-commerce has gobbled up everything in retail, but in the luxury space, consumers still prefer shopping in real life and not online.
'Emotional blackmail': How Duolingo manipulates its 31 million users
Duolingo's owl mascot constantly rags on users. It's a risky marketing strategy, but Gen Z loves it.
Why Marc Andreessen is wrong to support Trump, according to Marc Andreessen
The phony Trumpism of Big Tech
Insider Today: A historic outage
In Sunday's edition of Insider Today, we're talking about a historic IT outage, and the big business of selling men's insecurities.
They used to rule the stock market like gods. Now their days of domination are over.
Big-name hedge fund managers used to rule the stock market like gods. Now their days of domination are over.
Why Taylor Swift keeps blasting fans with never-ending albums
From Taylor Swift to Beyoncé, albums are getting longer and messier. Blame Big Tech.
Online health providers are preying on young men's worst fears
Telehealth companies like Hims and Ro are making big money by preying on young men's insecurities and fears.
Why your friendly local landlord is suddenly acting like a big-time robber baron
Your kindly small-time landlord, lured by the promise of greater efficiency and fatter profits, is about to get a lot more cutthroat
Gen Z's love affair with tech jobs is over
A new survey reveals the 100 companies where high school students most want to work
Disney has a big problem. It's running out of kids.
Children used to grow up watching Mickey Mouse on The Disney Channel. Now they're all on YouTube.
America is on the brink of an unemployment fiasco
The number of unemployed Americans keeps rising. To keep the US job market from getting worse, the Fed needs to hurry up and cut interest rates.
The exhausting new shopping trend that's breaking all of our brains
Between inflation and dynamic prices, American consumers are tired of not knowing what anything costs.