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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    Money
    Why Diet Coke got so expensiveWhy Diet Coke got so expensive
    Money

    The economy, explained by Diet Coke, kind of.

    By Emily Stewart
    Economy
    Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Nobody’s happy.Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Nobody’s happy.
    Economy

    It’s a good time to be a worker and a bad time to be a consumer — the problem is most people are both.

    By Emily Stewart
    Money
    The problem isn’t inflation. It’s prices.The problem isn’t inflation. It’s prices.
    Money

    What goes up may not come down. Like, ever.

    By Emily Stewart
    America’s shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thieves
    Money

    Retailers would rather complain about shoplifting than invest in fighting it.

    By Emily Stewart
    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
    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
    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
    Money
    Dumb Money and what actually happened with GameStop, explainedDumb Money and what actually happened with GameStop, explained
    Money

    Wait, were the short sellers right about GameStop?

    By Emily Stewart

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