Santa Monica faces financial calamity due, in part, to sex scandals
It’s the city that’s proved irresistible for Chappell Roan and marked the finish line for fictional character Forrest Gump. Santa Monica easily sits among the pantheon of iconic Southern California…
South Korea’s President Lee Trump investment financial crisis
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a South Korea-U.S. business roundtable at The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 25, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters South Korea’s…
UC employees, not waiting on leaders, sue Trump for ‘financial coercion’ over UCLA cuts
A group of 21 unions and faculty associations representing more than 100,000 University of California employees sued President Trump on Tuesday, alleging he is illegally forcing “ideological dominance” over a…
New laws aim to protect Oregonians from deceptive financial practices
Starting in 2026, Oregonians won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills ruining their credit or car dealers changing loan terms after they’ve driven off the lot. That’s thanks to…
How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe
Photo by Daniel Thomas With the student debt crisis spiraling out of control, some media outlets have called it a “national emergency.” Outpacing most other borrowings by consumers, Americans who…
Can I Stop My Brother From Making a Bad Financial Decision?
My Two Cents Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Getty Images My younger…