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The 'Upper-Middle-Class Trap': Why $300,000 a Year Stopped Feeling Like Winning
BusinessAug 27, 2026

The 'Upper-Middle-Class Trap': Why $300,000 a Year Stopped Feeling Like Winning

Households earning $200,000 to $400,000 are working more for goods and services of declining quality, argues Ritholtz COO Nick Maggiulli.

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Almost a Million Young Britons Are Neither Working Nor Studying
BusinessAug 27, 2026

Almost a Million Young Britons Are Neither Working Nor Studying

981,000 people aged 16 to 24 were out of work, education or training in the spring quarter — down on the start of the year, up on last year.

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Burnham Summons Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to an Economic Summit
PoliticsAug 27, 2026

Burnham Summons Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to an Economic Summit

The prime minister revives Gordon Brown's National Economic Council and floats extending England's mayoral model across the union.

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Core Prices Rose 3.3% in the Year to July, the Fed's Preferred Gauge Shows
MarketsAug 26, 2026

Core Prices Rose 3.3% in the Year to July, the Fed's Preferred Gauge Shows

Headline PCE came in at 3.7%, a tenth above consensus. Income and spending both beat expectations.

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Britain's Night Economy Is Worth £110bn. It Has No Policy.
MarketsAug 13, 2026

Britain's Night Economy Is Worth £110bn. It Has No Policy.

A business rates cut for pubs and clubs was welcome. But 27% of the workforce works nights, and most of them are not in hospitality.

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