Americans aren't spending more because they're thriving. They're spending more because things costs more.
Saving accounts are getting drained. Credit card usage is up.
The American consumer is getting stretched to a breaking point.
@alex.s.jacquez explains on @msnownews .
You've heard about Big Tech and Big Pharma - now comes Big AC - just in time for summer.
That's right. HVAC companies have been running a price-fixing conspiracy - doubling costs to gouge consumers.
@lindsayowensphd exposes how Big AC colluded with each other - and how other companies are using the same playbook.
Did you have sticker shock this Mother's Day? You're not alone.
Flower prices are up 16% from a year ago, adding roughly $441 million extra costs, thanks to Trump's tariffs and his illegal war in Iran.
Liz Pancotti speaks to @msnownews on "momflation" and rising prices.
Over 670 comments.
That's the amount of “annoyed” readers who shared their experiences with the Annoyance Economy after the latest New York Times write-up of our paper.
What's your experience with the annoyance economy? How much time and money have you wasted thanks to corporations' greed?
Spirit Airlines is dead and that's bad news for anyone concerned about the cost of airfare and quality of service when flying.
Delta's already announced they won't serve free drinks and snacks on flights anymore.
We now have fewer choices, higher fares, and no Biscoff cookies.
Hiring is as bad today as April 2020.... when the world was shut down for a global pandemic.
It's even worse if you're Gen Z. A whole generation is being left behind, our Nia Law explains.
María Isavel Vásquez Jiménez was 17 years old and pregnant when she collapsed tying grapevines in 100-degree heat. She had no shade. No water. No ambulance was called.
Christopher Begley spent nearly 30 years driving for UPS. He collapsed delivering packages in 100-degree Texas heat and died days later.
Ronald Silver II was a Baltimore sanitation worker. He crawled to a stranger's doorstep looking for water. He didn't make it.
These deaths were preventable. Basic protections — water, shade, rest — could have saved them.
Our new report calls out the corporations who lobbied to make sure those protections didn't exist.
