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Your rewards card may be spying on you — and impacting how much you pay

If you’ve been anywhere online or in stores lately, you’ve likely encountered marketing buzz like “Sign-up to earn loyalty discounts” or “Become a rewards member today!” Today’s consumers are inundated with the pleas of businesses to sign up for member…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

The Trump phone is here. Critics say it’s junk

Following months of controversy and delays, the new phone from Trump Mobile has finally shipped — though it faces immediate criticism of its quality and political scrutiny from customers and lawmakers alike. The T1 phone from Trump Mobile was first…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

These states are fighting prediction markets. The Trump admin is furious

Many states are trying to crack down on the newest frontier in the financial wild west: prediction markets. Although best known as places for betting on sports, which the Supreme Court ruled is legal during President Donald Trump’s first term,…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

Summer travel kicks off with mixed forecast, rising costs

Memorial Day weekend is ushering in the unofficial start of summer with two competing realities for travelers: hurricane forecasters expect a quieter Atlantic season than recent years, but Americans heading out for summer vacations are facing rising travel costs fueled…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

Everlane was never your friend

Last Sunday, Puck published the news that Everlane, the fashion brand whose simplicity and timelessness defined conscious consumerism of the 2010s, was selling to fast-fashion behemoth Shein. The response was an immediate, shocked and disbelieving glut of teary Instagram reels…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

You’ve been trying to get around Amazon – but it’s not that easy

You did the right thing this morning. Instead of the one-click default to your laptop’s last opened tab, you opened Etsy and bought a ceramic mug from a maker you’d been following on Instagram. Yesterday, your sister’s birthday gift came…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

A battle over dark money is brewing in Hawaii and Montana

Political spending that is funneled into elections from a variety of nonprofits is known as dark money — and unlike campaign spending or the money deployed by PACs and super PACs, these sources are not required to disclose their donors.…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

Trump’s latest spending defense springs a leak

President Donald Trump is defending the cost of a renovation project at the White House reflecting pool by arguing that former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden spent hundreds of millions of dollars on similar work. Available federal records, however,…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

SpaceX IPO: Why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier to cash in big than public buyers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is becoming a publicly traded company after selling 555.6 million shares in what was the biggest initial public offering in history. But my new research suggests that investors who bought those shares are unlikely to see the…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0

How “freeze the rent” really works

On Thursday, tenants and organizers gathered outside the theater at the New York City College of Technology for a block party, but not just any block party. This was in preparation for testimony at a bureaucratic meeting that plays an…

July 30, 2026 · by LuLu Porter · 0