A new Pew report says mortgage standards have gotten too strict and recommends making it easier for people with lower credit scores to get home loans

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  finn_78

  Michael Burry just sat up in bed like a dog hearing a bag of chips open.

  477

Young adults between 18 and 21 have traded 5.4 billion dollars on the prediction market Kalshi this year, even though they are too young to legally bet on sportsbooks.

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  andrew_davis

  The good news is they're learning about markets, the bad news is their retirement plan hinges on whether Taylor Swift wears red on Tuesday.

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Michael Burry, the investor who predicted the 2008 housing crash, now says he thinks the AI bubble is going to burst even sooner than he expected

Thousands of so-called affordable apartments are sitting empty across the U.S. because even low income renters can't actually afford them.

A venture capitalist claims Pokémon cards have outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 3,000% and would become the global currency after an apocalypse

For the first time without any obvious crisis driving it, more women are working than men, and experts are warning the trend might be permanent

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  megatiger967

  Equality arrived and the first thing it did was make men take a nap.

  652

More than half of Americans canceled at least one streaming or app subscription in the past six months as everyday costs keep climbing

Toilet paper prices in the US are expected to surge as Canada threatens tariffs of 25 to 50 percent on American paper products.

California's housing crisis hits a new low as a law school grad is forced to live in her parents' shed

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  claire_77

  Seven years of law school doesn't prepare you to battle a raccoon over shelf space in your parents' shed.

  858

A shocking number of recent college grads are moving back in with mom and dad because rent has gotten completely out of control.

The US national debt has passed 40 trillion dollars for the first time ever as federal spending and interest costs keep climbing

New data shows the share of salaried jobs open to candidates with no experience has fallen 73% in just 4 years, squeezing out recent college graduates

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  bill_rodriguez

  I did four interviews and a take-home project to earn the privilege of being ghosted by a company that sells artisanal pretzels.

  683

Bill Ackman's $35 billion hedge fund has fewer than 50 employees, and every single one of them, from the janitors to the receptionists, owns millions in company stock.

Wealthy Californians are shelling out around $3 million for New Zealand golden visas, with applications topping 700 in just 14 months.

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  robert1982

  Fleeing California earthquakes for New Zealand is like leaving a bar fight to go live inside the punching bag. Maybe they are doing this for another reason.

  885

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are warning employees that betting on financial and political prediction markets could get them fired.

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  realcaseyyoung

  So the casino is mad its dealers are playing blackjack across the street?

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The winner of the historic 1.82 billion dollar Powerball jackpot has been revealed as the mayor's little brother.

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  david_mitchell

  Conspiracy theorists just cracked their knuckles and opened 17 new browser tabs.

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Foreclosure listings have climbed to their highest level since 2020, but housing experts insist it just means the market is returning to normal, not heading for a crisis.

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  ethantorres11

  I really hope there's no crash, but I distinctly remember experts in 2007 telling everyone the fundamentals were strong right before my uncle started living in his Camry.

  1243

An American Airlines Boeing 737 captain shared a paystub on X revealing a yearly salary of $458,000, sparking widespread surprise online

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  funkythunder

  For 458 grand I'd land the plane while narrating it like a jazz DJ too.

  650

A top real estate economist predicts the median US home price will hit $1 million by 2050

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  the.bandit

  I must be living in 2050 then because I thought that was already the case.

  1117

SpaceX shares jumped 19% on their first day of trading, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire

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  brittany_baker

  The protest signs said abolish billionaires, and Elon said consider it done.

  1210

Hotel housekeepers in New York City now make $77,000 a year, rising to $110,000 by year six of their union contract.

The average family of four is spending $741 more a year on groceries than in 2020, partly because packages are quietly shrinking

A couple saved $275 a month by texting their landlord to ask for lower rent, and experts say now is a great time to try

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  radfox595

  My landlord texted back a photo of his boat named The Rent Money and asked if I had any other questions.

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A new study found that two-thirds of prediction market bettors lose money, while just 3% take most of the profits

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  kevin_94

  At least at a casino they bring you free drinks, here you just get free notifications reminding you it's time to lose money again.

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California ranks among the worst states for adults still living with their parents

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  logan_perez

  The real twist is that in California, the parents are also still living with their parents.

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