CRYPTO

BTC Eyes a Rare December Rally To Beat Strong Bearish Odds

Bitcoin (BTC) entered the new month with a statistical headwind it has never overcome: every time November ended in the

ECONOMY

Pharma supply is elastic

The crux of the problem is that the IRA imposes price caps that shorten the effective life of a patent

FINANCE

Rich people are flooding dollar stores as Americans navigate a crushing affordability crisis

Something unusual is happening at Dollar Tree: The discount retailer said this week that of the 3 million new households

MARKET

Americans’ affordability crisis isn’t tariffs’ fault — it’s something much, much deeper

Costs for the “Unaffordability Five” — housing, food, healthcare, child care and energy — were rising long before Trump’s trade

MONEY

Episode 237. “We bought our dream house. Then he lost his job.”

Karen (45) and Chad (44) built their lives around a high income: buying their dream home in a high-cost city

APPS

Bring Holiday Cheer to Your iPhone and iPad With Festivitas

On the iPhone and iPad, the app features animated widgets that capture the holiday spirit. You can use your favorite

GADGET

Amazon reportedly considering ending ties with the US Postal Service

Amazon is reportedly considering discontinuing use of the US Postal Service and building out its own shipping network to rival

Mobile

Apple Announces Winners of the 2025 App Store Awards

Apple has just announced the 17 winners of the 2025 App Store Awards. Here are all the winners. iPhone App

SCIENCE

Volcano eruption may have led to the Black Death coming to Europe

The bubonic plague arrived in Europe in the late 1340s CPA Media / Alamy The Black Death, a bubonic plague

ARTS & THEATER

Lessons from the BIPOC Critics Lab at Five

By Jose Solís. Since 2020, the BIPOC Critics Lab has trained dozens of emerging critics in craft of criticism. Source