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Pumpkin spice is America’s most hatable seasonal flavor. But Starbucks is leaning in even more heavily this year.

Freezing your credit files has never been easier. Here’s how to protect yourself.

From shipping lanes to airspace to undersea cables, globalization is under physical attack.

Why, and how, the US should fix its debt problem.

It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.

Is the Federal Reserve finally about to cut interest rates?

It’s the latest way Biden is trying to combat pesky “junk fees” driving up prices.

Elon Musk’s social media site is accusing brands of breaking antitrust laws.

An app called YNAB wants to take the dread out of talking about money. For a price.

Can Harris and Trump translate their big fundraising hauls into votes?

The bill may be coming due for Silicon Valley’s huge investment in AI.

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina is out. What comes next?

Stocks plunged across the world Monday. Does it mean a US recession is looming?

The semiconductor manufacturer announced huge job cuts and a dividend pause after losing out on AI.

Nicolás Maduro has presided over Venezuela’s economic decline — while increasing his authoritarian tendencies.

The Court’s first decision blocking student loan forgiveness was a lawless mess.

Kamala Harris is the only Democrat who could seamlessly access Biden’s hundreds of millions in campaign cash.

Looking at the growing rift in travel spending.

For Amazon workers, the bevy of sales reinforces the human toll of “same-day delivery, lifetime of injury.”

Is Amazon’s big made-up shopping holiday past its prime?

I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.

Social media is just one big shopping mall.

How skorts became cool again, as explained by Challengers and Taylor Swift.

France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.

The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?

How a worker-driven initiative is filling in the gaps left behind by corporate social responsibility programs.

The US doesn‘t have federal heat protections. A standard would save lives. As a heat dome suffocates much of the East, it‘s becoming more apparent that we need better standards in the face of climate change.

A rebuttal of the bad — but prominent — arguments for the president’s candidacy.

A proposed tax hike sparked unrest, but Kenya’s real problem is a debt crisis.

It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon.