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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    Work sucks when you’re the only one left
    Money

    Not everyone quit during the Great Resignation.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    What if we’re fighting inflation all wrong?What if we’re fighting inflation all wrong?
    Money

    Who loses in the battle against inflation.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    Why we keep falling for fitness fadsWhy we keep falling for fitness fads
    Money

    Peloton is the new Tae Bo is the new Thighmaster. Why do we approach fitness as consumers?

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The Inflation Reduction Act, explainedThe Inflation Reduction Act, explained
    Politics

    The climate act is also a health care act (and it does a few things on taxes, too).

    By Emily Stewart, Li Zhou and 1 more
    Money
    The inflation prices that broke usThe inflation prices that broke us
    Money

    From chicken tenders to tampons, the price hikes that are irking people most.

    By Emily Stewart
    The stock market can be an emotional roller coaster. It shouldn’t be.
    Even Better

    There’s how you think about investment risk — and then how you feel about it.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    Stopping inflation is going to hurtStopping inflation is going to hurt
    Money

    The economy will feel worse before it feels better.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    How the anti-aging industry turns you into a customer for lifeHow the anti-aging industry turns you into a customer for life
    Money

    Anti-aging is the easiest sell in the world.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    What GDP does and doesn’t tell usWhat GDP does and doesn’t tell us
    Money

    What we lose when we focus on economic growth.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    The pandemic impulse purchases we grew to hateThe pandemic impulse purchases we grew to hate
    Money

    From Pelotons to pets, the Covid buys people wish they’d left on the shelves.

    By Emily Stewart