Cost-of-living crisis: Almost half of Kiwis going backwards financially
“The data definitely shows a challenging environment for Kiwis.” But Grange said women and the younger generation were…
How I Rejoined the Corporate Workforce After a 17-Year Career Break
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 55-year-old Alice Peacock from Reading, England. The following…
Robert Irwin gets top score in ‘DWTS’ debut, hugs sis Bindi
It looks like wowing the judges on “Dancing With the Stars” is now an Irwin family tradition. Robert…
Female-led start-ups got just 2.9% of venture capital funding in 2024
“These are appallingly low figures, but what makes them worse is the disparity. One in 10 venture capital…
Stock Market Crash: Famed Economist Warns of ‘Gigantic Price Bubble’
David Rosenberg isn’t always right. The founder of Rosenberg Research, who rose to fame after calling the 2008…
Liam Hemsworth and model Gabriella Brooks are engaged
Liam Hemsworth is ready to give marriage a second chance, now with Australian model Gabriella Brooks. The “Hunger…
House prices to lift 5.4% in 2026 as ‘comatose’ market awakens – Westpac chief economist
Eckhold said Westpac was forecasting small, positive increases in house prices over the final three months of 2025…
Mick On Monday: Too easy for Big EV at Horse of the Year awards
The 1400m of the Proisir was always likely to be too pointy for the big boy but El…
Unemployed Gen Xer Explains How He’s Trying to Reinvent Himself at 56
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Robert Poe, a 56-year-old former e-commerce director. His identity…
Drying and water depletion bring deepening crisis around the world
For more than two decades, satellites have tracked the total amounts of water held in glaciers, ice sheets,…
Sales Engineer Was Laid Off and Was Forced to Take an Entry-Level Job
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with 49-year-old Damon Duncan, who is based in Atlanta. His identity…
The Week That Google Ate Adobe
In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wrote, “Software is eating the world.” He predicted software would take over large swaths…