We've been told that millennials don't care about owning things, so it makes sense to think that they might spend less. The latest Consumer Expenditure Survey, which records how Americans spend their income, casts doubt on that assumption. Not only are typical millennials buying a lot, but they're spending their income at a higher average rate than adults between 35 and 44 years of age.
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Julie Chen has some harsh words for the Big Brother contestants after last night’s double eviction episode. SPOILER ALERT – DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE LATEST EPISODE! During the double eviction, Meg and James were sent to the jury house, leaving the twins and Austin still in the game. The contestants had [...]
Finance ministers from world’s largest economies to issue upbeat communique
Schools paying stipends to athletes to cover gap of thousands of dollars between what's covered by traditional scholarship and what it actually costs to attend school.
In a yet another revelation in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, media reports on Friday said that the victim's mother and the prime accused Indrani did make-up of her victim daughter before taking her to the Pen forest area of Raigad where she was dumped into a suitcase and put on fire.
To avoid selling Alibaba shares, executives expand their portfolios through a margin loan, sources tell Bloomberg.
Here’s what economists had to say about Friday’s report.
New rules will make it more complicated to inherit property
Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain have not offered to take in any Syrian refugees.
The Argentinian tango singer died in a plane crash 80 years ago, but he remains his country's most famous pop star. Critic Milo Miles considers a new introductory collection of Gardel recordings.
Truths (according to me):
#1: Divorce is one of the most traumatic events in anyone's life. If anyone tells you they had an easy divorce, they are either lying or in denial.
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If you don’t have a Jeremy Kyle lie detector then this piece might come in pretty handy.
A debate is brewing within the North American triathlon community about a Squamish athlete who was a world champion in her age group in 2014 but is now the target of allegations she cheated by failing to complete races. Julie Miller won her age category at the Whistler Ironman in July, but was later disqualified and her victory stripped.
Joan Shelley, "Over and Even" (No Quarter)
Captain Paul O'Connell says Ireland are "a long, long way away" from winning the Rugby World Cup after defeat by Wales.
About 300 refugees successfully fled the camp at Roszke.
Amy R. Connolly
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The red carpet is being rolled out across Washington, D.C., this weekend as Saudi Arabia's King Salman traverses the city.
ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities say a fire at an Athens psychiatric hospital has killed three patients, while two more required treatment for smoke inhalation.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that it was important that China allow market pressures to drive the yuan up as well as down, a Treasury spokesperson said Friday. Lew met with Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei on the sidelines of the G-20 ministers meeting in Ankara, the official said. Last month, China changed its foreign exchange regime to allow more market influence in the setting of its daily exchange rate. The move pushed the yuan lower by more than 2%. Читать дальше...
This week's Conversation that Matter discusses the issues surrounding gays, lesbians and transgendered people in American with Marta Cunningham, film director, producer and advocate. This is episode 49 of a series of weekly videos produced by Stu McNish.
Bentley’s new Bentayga debuting at this month’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show isn’t only going to be the most luxurious SUV on the market; it will the fastest too.
Stephen Feller
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Bacteria in farm dust was found in a recent study to trigger an inflammatory response in mice that protected them from developing asthma.
“Brooks is back to spearhead Murdoch’s battle against the BBC” (3 September) and “It is expected that The Sun will bring down its paywall, placing it in direct competition with the BBC”.