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Maryland's first-in-the-nation ban on surveillance pricing took effect October 1. Here is what it means when a company uses your personal data to set your price.
Read More → Financial LiteracySeptember's weak jobs report came with a twist: unemployment rose to 4.2% because 485,000 people started looking for work. Here is how the unemployment rate actually works.
Read More → Current Financial NewsA report that Starbucks explored buying Chipotle sent shares swinging before Starbucks said it is not buying. Here is what happened and how big takeovers work.
Read More → Company BreakdownsA Reuters investigation found McDonald's uses an AI pricing engine across nearly 14,000 U.S. restaurants, with Big Mac prices 21% apart two miles away. Here is how it works.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareGas has now been above $4 a gallon for a record 158 days in 2026. Here is why, what it costs a new driver, and how to spend less at the pump.
Read More → Financial LiteracySocial Security just announced a 3.6% cost-of-living raise for 2027. Here is how indexing to inflation works and how it connects to your own paycheck.
Read More → Current Financial NewsU.S. inflation jumped to 3.7% in September, hotter than expected, with gas prices driving more than half the monthly increase. Here is what the report means.
Read More → Company BreakdownsNetflix's operating income jumped 37% last quarter, yet its stock is down about 40% from a year ago. Here is why a growing business can be a falling stock.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareThe 2027-28 FAFSA opened September 23, the earliest launch ever. Here is what it is, what changed and why the Class of 2027 should file this fall.
Read More → Financial LiteracyThe iPhone 18 Pro costs $1,199, and now Apple will lease you one for $34.99 a month. Here is how buying, financing and leasing really compare.
Read More → Current Financial NewsThe House passed a bill aimed at making AI data centers cover more of their power costs, and the Senate fight has begun. Here is what is at stake for your family's electric bill.
Read More → Company BreakdownsCostco just posted another record year, with $5.9 billion in membership fees and a 92% renewal rate. Here is how the membership model really makes its money.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareThe Fed raised rates on September 16 for the first time since 2023. Here is what it means for your savings, your first credit card and a future car loan.
Read More → Financial LiteracyOpenAI is reportedly seeking a $1.4 trillion valuation but says it will not go public in 2026. Here is what an IPO actually is, explained for teens.
Read More → Current Financial NewsThe 10-year Treasury yield just hit its highest level since 2007, pushing mortgage rates above 7%. Here is what that number is and why it reaches your wallet.
Read More → Company BreakdownsFICO maker Fair Isaac lost about a quarter of its value in one day after regulators let rival VantageScore compete on equal terms. Here is what happened and what it means for your future credit score.
Read More → Why Teens Should CarePrediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket look like trading apps and are marketed like them. Here is what an event contract actually is, and why it is not investing.
Read More → Financial LiteracyNike gets removed from the S&P 100 on September 21, 2026. What is a stock index, why does membership matter, and who is forced to sell when a company gets dropped?
Read More → Current Financial NewsIn August 2026 prices rose 3.4 percent while wages rose 3.1 percent. That gap is called real wage decline, and it quietly decides what your paycheck can actually buy.
Read More → Company BreakdownsNike has lost roughly 77% of its value since 2021 and gets removed from the S&P 100 on September 21. Here is what actually went wrong, explained for teens.
Read More → Financial LiteracyThe 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007 in August 2026, and the U.S. Treasury stepped in to try to stop it. Here's what a yield actually is.
Read More → Current Financial NewsFor the first time on record, the U.S. national average never dropped below $4 a gallon in August. The reason starts 8,000 miles away.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareRecent grads face higher unemployment than the overall workforce, and most young adults now blame AI. Economists say the real explanation is messier.
Read More → Company BreakdownsWalmart posted a strong quarter and raised its outlook — and lost nearly a tenth of its value in a day. Here's the number Wall Street actually watched.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareAI data centers are buying up most of the world's memory chips, and laptop and phone prices are rising because of it.
Read More → Financial LiteracyMoody's just warned that AI spending threatens the credit quality of Amazon, Meta and Alphabet. Here's what a credit rating is, how it works, and why it's basically a credit score for companies.
Read More → Current Financial NewsMarkets are pricing in a real chance the Federal Reserve raises interest rates in September. Here's what that means for your loans, jobs, and savings.
Read More → Company BreakdownsIntel just posted its fastest revenue growth in almost 15 years. Here's how the company actually makes money, and why the AI boom changed its story.
Read More → Company BreakdownsElon Musk's rocket company just raised $75 billion in a single day — more than any company has ever raised going public.
Read More → Company BreakdownsOne menu. One assembly line. 3,500 locations. Here's how Chipotle became one of the most efficient business machines in the world.
Read More → Current Financial NewsA $111 billion media merger was just approved. Paramount+, HBO Max, CNN, CBS, and half the movies you watch are now under one roof.
Read More → Current Financial News2026 is on track to be the worst summer hiring market for teens since the government started tracking it in 1948.
Read More → Financial LiteracySpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe — IPOs are everywhere this year. Here's exactly what an IPO is, explained simply.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareHalf of all teens had a summer job in your parents' era. Today it's a third — and the people who got jobs probably know somebody.
Read More → Company BreakdownsSpotify lost money for 16 years before finally cracking the code in 2024. Here's how.
Read More → Current Financial NewsA war 7,000 miles away just added $4 billion to American's fuel bill — and your fares.
Read More → Financial LiteracyA teen who saves $200 a month for 10 years can out-earn an adult who saves for 35.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareShein, TikTok Shop, and Sephora know what you want before you do. Here's how.
Read More → Company BreakdownsNike pulls in $51.4 billion a year — but they don't own a single factory.
Read More → Financial LiteracyThe price of everything keeps going up — here's the real reason why.
Read More → Current Financial NewsTariffs are changing the price of your sneakers, phones, and groceries.
Read More → Why Teens Should CareThe job market is shifting fast — here's what it means for your future.
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