Vinyl sales see a huge resurgence, but leave indie labels behind
Sales of vinyl are enjoying a huge resurgence. Long left behind in the audio landscape, music fans are flocking back to records during the pandemic.
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'The New York Times' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize
In 1932, The New York Times' Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer for stories defending Soviet policies that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The Times disavows his work but not the prize.
This week in economics
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates this week, in an effort to tamp down inflation. The Fed is worried in part about the tight job market, which saw another strong month of job growth in April.
Why the stock market is so volatile right now
Wall Street's worries about the Federal Reserve's ability to deal with high inflation has led to some wild swings in the market, and that heightened volatility is likely to continue.
Homme + Femme's collection pays homage to the Black horsemen of the Kentucky Derby
The collection includes several items all with unique designs honoring the first Black jockeys of the Derby.
Florida approves 10 tax-free holidays for essentials like gas and diapers
This move comes as Americans are facing inflation and high gas prices.
Latino homebuyers are most likely to use risky financing, survey finds
More than a third of the Latino households surveyed by the Pew Research Center said they'd used something other than a traditional mortgage. Alternative financing can come with high costs and risks.
Eviction filings are up sharply as pandemic rental aid starts to run out
The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money by mid-summer. Some cities have already run out of funding, pushing eviction filings higher than before the pandemic.
Beware, new student loan borrowers: Interest rates are about to jump
Student loan interest rates reset every May. This year, they're on the rise.
A Russian oligarch's $325M superyacht has been seized in Fiji
U.S. authorities say the 348-foot vessel is owned by Suleiman Kerimov, a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged money laundering.