Baby eels are so valuable to Asian companies that Maine fishermen get $2,000 per pound for them

The so-called elvers are one of the most valuable fish species in the U.S. They’re raised to maturity so they can be used in Japanese food....

Gen Z teenagers are bragging about how much they can make in this economy: ‘Nobody I know would work for minimum wage’

“After COVID settled down, everyone was being paid more,” says an 18-year-old who’s been a dishwasher, grocery bagger and now landscaper. Read More

Biden says a debt ceiling deal is ‘very close’ as Yellen says American defaulting on its debt is also very close

Rep. Garret Graves, one of Speaker McCarthy’s negotiators, won’t back down on work requirements: “Hell no, not a chance.” Read More

A.I. moving ‘faster than real life’ is widening a skills gap workers need to keep up with

Workers have no choice but to up their tech skills, Pearson’s Andy Bird says. Read More

Gen Z and millennials aren’t just rebelling by swapping meals for snacks—they want an ‘experiential’ snack they can TikTok, expert says

These generations aren’t only “big snackers,” says Mondelez’s Nick Graham. “Their needs from snacking are much more diverse.”  Read More

Gen Z, millennials ‘want it all’ with their snacks

Gen Z and millennials love snacking so much it’s become a substitute for regular meals—and TikTok is playing a big role in the shift. Read More

3 REITS With The Best Dividend Growth Rates Over The Past 5 Years

High-school sweethearts with good jobs, a baby on the way and a $600,000 budget can’t find a house after 2 years of hunting. ‘It is just so demoralizing, depressing, and defeating’

“The baby’s one week closer and I still don’t have a house for my kid,” Connor Hughes told Fortune. Read More

Will A.I. go rogue like Waluigi from Mario Bros., or become the personal assistant that Bill Gates says will make us all rich?

The “Waluigi effect” personifies our fear about A.I. turning evil, but there is another way. We are at a crossroads already. Read More

This Week in the Metaverse: Bitcoin ups its NFT game, surpassing Solana in weekly volume

The popularity of Ordinals, or Bitcoin NFTs, led to the blockchain compiling the second-highest NFT sales volume over the past week. Read More

The national debt is a real issue, but the debt limit war is making the US a ‘laughingstock’

The national debt is a real issue. A debt ceiling standoff that risks a default is the worst way to address it, experts say. Read More

Prostate cancer shouldn’t be a death sentence. But for a startling number of U.S. males, it is

“The second leading cause of cancer death for men is a very survivable cancer,” American Cancer Society CEO Karen Knudsen tells Fortune. Read More

Eating just 7 grams more fiber every day can cut your stroke risk and boost your health. Here are simple ways to get more into your diet

7 grams of fiber is equal to about 1/2 cup of beans. Read More

2 Stocks to Play the AI Boom, From Nvidia CEO’s Earnings Call Remarks

Traders Are Duped by Bear-Market Rally, Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says