Why Car Prices Are Still Crazy High

Why Car Prices Are Still Crazy High

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Everlane, Shein and the Decline of Millennial Optimism

Everlane, the sustainability-focused basics clothing brand, is being acquired by Shein, the e-commerce giant known for fast fashion. To Bloomberg’s Amanda Mull, the sale reflected how far consumers are or aren’t willing to go to shop their values—and marked Everlane as the latest ...  Show more

How the NBA is Cashing In on Its Biggest Postseason in Decades

New Yorkers turned out by the thousands on Thursday to celebrate the Knicks’ first NBA Finals victory in 53 years. But Jalen Brunson and co. weren’t the only big winners. On today’s Big Take podcast, Jason Kelly – host of Bloomberg’s The Deal With Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly – ...  Show more

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A Breaking Point for the U.S. Auto Industry
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Later this week, as many as 150,000 U.S. autoworkers may walk out in a historic strike against the three Detroit automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The United Auto Workers union and the Big Three are still far apart in talks, and have only two days left to negoti ...

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Why Are Cars Suddenly So Expensive?
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Send us a textOver the last three years we have seen the biggest car price increases in history. Last year the average cost of a new car in the United States was forty-seven thousand dollars and the average used car price today is just under thirty thousand dollars.Car buyers tod ...  Show more

How car ownership got so expensive
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A Historic Strike (And Win) For Auto Workers
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