I had no idea what I was doing in 2018, when I launched my Amazon business, selling card games that help people develop emotional intelligence skills. At the time, I had two part-time jobs, was getting a full-time master’s degree at Harvard, and was raising three young kids. I had to squeeze in my side hustle alongside all my other obligations. Just as I gained traction, a few years later, bringing in over $1.7M a year in sales, the economy shifted, consumer habits changed, and competition grew. The number of card games on the market surged while consumers tightened their wallets in…
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Many American families are increasingly struggling to keep up with the cost of living in most of the 50 U.S. states. The U.S. median household income rose between 2022 and 2023 to just over $80,000 a year, according to the most recent Census Bureau data. But a family of four needs at least $186,618 a year to live comfortably in Mississippi in 2025, the country’s most affordable state, found a SmartAsset study that published on June 4.”Living comfortably” means having enough income to dedicate 50% to necessary costs, 30% to discretionary wants and 20% to debt payments and saving, also known…
Earning a household income of $150,000 might sound like a lot, but in many of the biggest cities in the U.S. it still puts you squarely in the middle class.Middle-class households earn between two-thirds and twice the local median income, according to Pew Research Center’s definition. Nationally, the middle class spans incomes from $51,813 to $155,438.By the same measure, San Jose, California, has the highest middle-class income range of the largest U.S. cities. The city’s median household income is $136,229 — nearly double the national median of $77,719. That means middle-class residents in San Jose earn between $90,819 and $272,458…
What was shaping up to be a relatively calm week quickly got volatile on Friday, following Israel’s overnight strike on Iran. Here is a closer look at the three biggest themes that defined the market this week. 1. Geopolitics: The attack on Iranian nuclear infrastructure rippled through financial markets on Friday. U.S. stocks sold off on the increased tensions overseas. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.13% and 1.3% on Friday, respectively. Meanwhile, Brent crude futures and West Texas Intermediate crude futures added around 7% and 7.5%, respectively. Gold rose to a two-month high, as well, as…
After a busy day of excelling at work and tending to your daily tasks, it’s not uncommon to feel pretty drained by the time you get home. But if you experience that feeling frequently or find yourself stuck in bed and unable to do things for yourself, you could be in a state of “functional freeze.”A functional freeze is a mind-body response to being stressed or overwhelmed. It can look like struggling to decide what task to complete next, and spending hours in one spot looking at your phone instead, says Liz Tenuto, known on social media as “The Workout…
A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to be used in the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Celebration and Parade, is seen near U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. Alexander Drago | ReutersWASHINGTON — Thousands of troops will descend on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, accompanied by dozens of tanks and helicopters overhead, as President Donald Trump stages a high-profile spectacle to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary.Trump, whose 79th birthday falls on the same day, has long pushed for a military parade in the nation’s capital — an idea that was swatted down during his first term by Pentagon officials.Now,…
The uranium trade’s shelf life may last years.According to Sprott Asset Management CEO John Ciampaglia, a “real shift” upward is underway due to increasing global energy demand — particularly as major tech companies look to power artificial intelligence data centers.”We’ve been talking about uranium and nuclear energy non-stop for four years at Sprott, and we’ve been incredibly bullish on the segment,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.Ciampaglia’s firm runs the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (SRUUF), which Morningstar ranks as the world’s largest physical uranium fund. It’s up 22% over the past two months.The firm is also behind the Sprott…
Minnesota Legislature House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park held a morning press conference to lay out the priorities of the DFL majority Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 St. Paul, Minn.Glen Stubb | Star Tribune | Getty ImagesOne Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse were fatally shot and a second lawmaker and his spouse were injured in separate “targeted shootings” at their homes in eastern Minnesota, officials said. Officials are still searching for the suspect.Gov. Tim Walz said the shootings appear to be “politically motivated” and “targeted political violence.”Walz at a news conference identified the slain lawmaker as State Rep. Melissa Hortman of…
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Did the market’s stiff upper lip finally waver on Friday, as a characteristic rush to buy a morning dip failed by the close in the face of air attacks between Israel and Iran? Things will have to slacken a bit more from here to draw this conclusion, given that the S & P 500 lost only 1.1% on the day and 0.4% for the week, not even retreating as far as where it sat before the monthly jobs report the prior Friday. The index didn’t quite touch its 20-day average at the week’s low, a very short-term trend line that…
