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Money Archive

Archives for October 2023

Labor
One down, two to go: Autoworkers get a tentative deal with FordOne down, two to go: Autoworkers get a tentative deal with Ford
Labor

The UAW strike isn’t over, but it might be soon.

By Emily Stewart
Labor
Going on strike is a riskGoing on strike is a risk
Labor

When workers go on strike, there are no guarantees it will work out.

By Emily Stewart
The Gray Area
The author Michael Lewis on the lessons of Sam Bankman-FriedThe author Michael Lewis on the lessons of Sam Bankman-Fried
Podcast
The Gray Area

Why did so many people believe in SBF — and what should we think now?

By Sean Illing
My in-laws are terrible with money. What should I do?
Even Better

Other people’s money decisions affect your own. Here’s how to talk boundaries.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
Future Perfect
Basic income is less radical than you thinkBasic income is less radical than you think
Future Perfect

A world with basic income is one of less poverty and higher taxes, not utopia or collapse.

By Oshan Jarow
Culture
The actors strike negotiations have broken downThe actors strike negotiations have broken down
Culture

The two big sticking points between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, explained.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Money
Even for high earners, student loan repayment is crushingEven for high earners, student loan repayment is crushing
Money

People aren’t only cutting streaming subscriptions and cooking at home — they’re dipping into 401(k)s and postponing retirement.

By Whizy Kim
Policy
Why 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have gone on strikeWhy 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have gone on strike
Policy

The US health care system doesn’t value hospital support staff who are essential to patient care.

By Dylan Scott
Rental cars, where the fees are limitless and a reservation is a little bit fake
Money

The baffling structure of rental car taxes and fees, explained.

By Emily Stewart
Money
The whole Taylor Swift-NFL cross-promotion thing is starting to feel ickyThe whole Taylor Swift-NFL cross-promotion thing is starting to feel icky
Money

Even Travis Kelce thinks it’s a bit much.

By Emily Stewart
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s uncharacteristic moment of sanityThe Supreme Court’s uncharacteristic moment of sanity
Supreme Court

Justices considering a case against the CFPB seem unlikely to trigger a second Great Depression.

By Ian Millhiser
Money
Why your $7 latte is $7Why your $7 latte is $7
Money

Your expensive coffee habit is indeed getting even more expensive.

By Emily Stewart