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One in four financed new-car buyers is now signing up for at least seven years of payments. As vehicle prices remain high and delinquencies rise, repossession is becoming the final consequence of a much longer affordability problem.
What started as an unpleasant moment in a group fitness class led me down a rabbit hole about veneers, bacteria, embarrassment and what we owe someone who may not know their breath is a problem.
Christian did not leave New York City because he stopped loving it. He left because remaining there increasingly required him to accept conditions that no longer made financial sense. He lived on West 118th Street near Riverside Drive in Harlem, a prime Manhattan location where access to Riverside Park, transit, restaurants and the broader energy of the city helped justify compromises inside the apartment. He was paying about $3,500 a month for a one-bedroom in a pre-war building, where the appliances were old, the elevator was frequently out of order and what was technically an elevator building regularly became a walk-up. Mice became enough of a problem that he plugged openings around the oven and air-conditioning unit to keep them from entering the apartment. None of those conditions stopped his landlord from raising the rent three separate times during his tenancy. For a while, the location made those compromises easier to rationalize because much of the value of living in New York existed outside his front door. Eventually, however, the price of staying overtook the value of the experience, and moving became less of a lifestyle choice than a financial necessity.
Older workers often have lower unemployment rates than younger workers. But when they lose long-held jobs, getting back to comparable work is much harder — and the financial damage can be severe.
Millions of employees also support someone who needs care. Workplace rules determine how much of that responsibility they can carry without losing income.
New Pew-Knight data shows private messages and quiet engagement now matter more than public comments. That changes what news organizations should consider an engaged audience.
Groups have repeatedly been seen entering and emerging from New York City manholes, sometimes carrying or leaving behind shovels and other tools. Police say there is no evidence of a terror plot, but repeated unauthorized access to underground infrastructure deserves more than a shrug.
Pew analyzed more than half a million health and wellness posts. More than a third promoted a product or service, while only 9% cited an outside source when making a health claim.
New Pew and Federal Reserve data show credit cards now account for the largest share of U.S. payments. The shift is about more than convenience: it is changing how Americans experience spending, debt and financial pressure.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico are fighting to keep their White House access while the Justice Department investigates television networks that stopped pool coverage in protest. The dispute is becoming a test of whether government can use access and enforcement power to shape journalism.
Import duties were intended to strengthen American manufacturing. For companies dependent on overseas components, the added costs are colliding with longstanding pressures on factory employment.
For a growing number of adults, returning to the family home is less about failing to launch than creating enough financial room to try again.