00:00 Speaker A Mike, before we get into that, I just wanted to explain how you arrived at that $140,000 number here, because you’re looking at different inputs, right? For the household expensive. So you use national data to calculate average child care, housing costs, then you’ve added in food, health care, taxes, transportation. These … Read more
Private equity has officially arrived in college athletics. The University of Utah is on the verge of forming the industry’s first partnership with an equity firm in a marriage that includes a nine-figure capital infusion and the creation and joint ownership of a for-profit entity to operate athletics business and financial elements outside the traditional … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — One by one, soldiers filed through a narrow entrance to a tunnel in southern Gaza. In a dark hallway, some ducked their heads to avoid hitting the low ceiling as they tracked their step as they walked over or around jagged concrete, broken plastic bottles and tattered mattresses. On Monday, … Read more
The Trump administration’s aggressive deportation policies have increased stress among the country’s roughly 14 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal authorization. The sudden increase in the number of arrests and dramatic deportations of immigrants in the past year has attracted widespread media attention. A less publicized problem is that many young, undocumented immigrants … Read more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. Map of local interstellar clouds just outside Earth’s solar system, with blue arrows showing which directions these clouds are moving. The yellow arrow indicates the direction of the sun’s own movement. | Credit: NASA/Adler/U. Chicago/Wesleyan Astronomers have discovered … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Riley Allen, a 15-year-old schoolboy living on an Outback sheep farm, doesn’t know how he’ll keep in touch with his far-flung circle of friends once Australia’s world-first social media ban goes into effect Wednesday. Riley’s family lives 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Wudinna, a community of just over 1,000 in the … Read more
To make the iPhone as capable, Apple equipped it with more sensors. One of these is the LiDAR scanner. LiDAR – short for Light Detection and Ranging – is a sensor that measures distances to develop a 3D map of the surroundings. It is particularly popular for helping self-driving cars to “see” the space around … Read more
Looking at the long-term performance of the S&P 500, you might wonder why you wouldn’t just invest your entire 401(k) in it. The numbers are compelling: the index has averaged around 10.5% per year historically, and its returns in recent years have been even stronger. So why not just go all in? Have a financial … Read more
Komal Amin joined Mighty Bear Games in 2024. Introduced a company-wide AI mandate in 2022. She was discouraged at first, but says now AI is buying time to get creative. This essay is based on a conversation with Komal Amin, 39, who is the head of growth and marketing at Mighty Bear Games and is … Read more
Younger adults are more likely to make New Year’s resolutions, according to the Pew Research Center, but that doesn’t mean retirees should kick them out. Retirement is one of the best times to review your long-term money habits, reset priorities, and create a plan that supports the retirement lifestyle you want. To help you out, … Read more