When we can’t even afford to rent or buy somewhere to live, we have to ask: did we give the financial sector too much power?Leilani Farha is the former UN special rapporteur on adequate housingIn the summer of 2021, I visited a homeless community in a park in Toronto, Canada, and spoke to one of the
Overall, economic sentiment for Trump is poor, but small businesses seem fairly confident, according to several surveysThere are 34m small businesses in the United States. They employ approximately half of the country’s workers and generate about half of the country’s GDP. They’re an important votin
Paulo Pong built Altaya Wines just as HK became Asia’s great wine entrepôt. Now the heyday has faded, tastes are broader and Bordeaux may be a bargain again
For the generation that grew up with devices at their fingertips and social media as an extension of their life, a new shift is pushing Gen Z away from the screen and toward the real world. A 2026 report by Quad and The Harris Poll explored how consumer behavior is changing in favor of physical expe
Bess Freedman, Brown Harris Stevens CEO, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." They discuss the housing affordability in the US. (Source: Bloomberg)
Looking for a way to boost fertility rates, which are sagging across most of the globe? Let people work from home. Remote work has led to a 5% increase in fertility in the U.S. and Northern Europe, estimates Nicholas Bloom, a professor of economics at Stanford University and expert on remote work. T
Mark Zuckerberg took a sip of Guinness the other day, and the internet noticed. Specifically, a clip from the Meta founder’s appearance on a podcast called The Cheeky Pint—which involves talking tech over a beer with host (and Stripe cofounder) John Collison—caught his notably unenthusiastic facial
A ring matching one that tested at more than 9,000 times the U.K.’s legal cadmium limit has resurfaced on Amazon under a new seller. A similar “sterling silver” design sells in the U.S. for $4.99, about what the silver alone in a genuine ring would be worth.
Coke has scored another victory in its ongoing war with Pepsi. Starting in January, fast food chicken chain KFC will be offering Coca-Cola products in its U.S. locations. All 3,600 locations nationwide should have made the switch by the spring, Coca-Cola said in the announcement. “I’m incredibly exc
Nearly two-thirds of family offices now hold assets like art, watches and fine jewelry, a new BNY survey finds. The evidence on whether they pay off is mixed. Their value as a signal of wealth is not.