Assistant Managing Editor, News & Enterprise @MarketWatch, covering student loans + consumer debt // My book, Sunk Cost, is coming in April.
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My book Sunk Cost from @UChicagoPress is coming in April! It exposes the forgotten origins of the student loan system, how politicians have tried to fix it, and the life-altering damage borrowers face. Pre-order here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books…
lotta talk of AI doomerism circulating rn, but after watching this robot spend 4 mins folding a towel, im pretty sure we have at least a few more years. such a fun story from @christjine! xitter.cf/MarketWatch/status/211…
Would you hire lifelike robots to help with your household chores? Our reporter put two humanoids to the test on tasks like folding laundry and loading the dishwasher. Here's what happened. trib.al/vbaMj2C
College students are increasingly using credit cards to pay for basic living expenses. @GennaContino spoke to a student who has scholarships, is living w/her mom and is Door Dashing, but is still struggling to cover her bills, so she's turning to cards. marketwatch.com/story/more-c…
Today it's not uncommon to rent into your 30s, + 40s, so promises from politicians for things like first-time homebuyer grants ring hollow. Here's how renter generation is fueling a political movement focused on making renting more manageable. marketwatch.com/story/locked…
Will new GOP rules aimed at holding colleges accountable make it challenging to get loans for socially valuable degrees? No, 2 analyses say. In fact, some who worked on Dem versions of this push say the new rules are too weak. marketwatch.com/story/go-ahe…
Does it feel like you'll never buy a house? You're not alone! Read about how some 20- and 30-somethings are navigating this reality. marketwatch.com/story/what-h…
For many 20, 30 and 40-somethings, renting has become a lasting financial reality, not a transitional phase on the way to buying a home. Meet the renter generation + find out how this experience is changing their finances, politics and the housing market. marketwatch.com/story/the-re…
“The story, the narrative is that this is not our job, that this is not something that we have the capacity to do. At the end of the day, as I’ve experienced in my own life, this is exactly what I’ve been built to do.”
Sons, brothers and husbands. More men are now caregivers for aging relatives. From @JillianBerman marketwatch.com/story/sons-b… via @MarketWatch
“From Thursday to Sunday, we were using Spirit Airlines to build our relationship." A look from @GennaContino at how Spirit helped fuel long distance relationships. marketwatch.com/story/spirit…
No better way to celebrate a Michigan win than seeing an @michigandaily / @theblockm page on TV! Go blue!
As cuts to the Department of Ed started to take shape last year one official wrote in an email that it would impact customer service for student loan borrowers. Now, ~1 year later the agency is backing off on key oversight activities for servicers marketwatch.com/story/the-ed…
Elon Musk's SpaceX has big ambitions, including to colonize mars, but the success of one of its subsidiaries is driven in part by a more earthly concern: fixing airplane wifi. Fun one from @WillGavin__ marketwatch.com/story/how-el…
They raised kids, built careers + are weighing retirement -- all while paying their student loans. For millions, college debt now lasts a lifetime. “I just keep hoping that it will just magically go away or I’ll just die,” one borrower told me. marketwatch.com/story/theyre…
Meet the 20 and 30-somethings who made big $$$$ on risky trades and then posted about it, featuring this context about what it says about today's market, via @jsadinolfi,@GGottsegen+@christjine marketwatch.com/story/they-m…
!!!! + link to Chrstine's story here. marketwatch.com/story/they-b…
In my latest for @MarketWatch, I dug into the world's most controversial b2b saas company and the retail investors, founders, and lore behind it. Here's what led everyday people to bet everything — their homes, retirement funds, life savings — on Palantir $pltr
Yesterday we launched MarketWatch 25, our list of the leaders and thinkers impacting your wallet. I learned so much about so many interesting people working on this project. Check it out!
What do the CEO of a crypto platform, a social psychologist, an advocate for domestic workers and a Trump administration trade advisor all have in common?
At first glance, it may not seem like much. But they are all on the MarketWatch 25 list this year. trib.al/YXJZ8yr
The latest example of how the rich are powering consumer spending/the economy: Instead of competing on cost, Delta and United are in "a premium arms race" and it's helping their bottom line via @ClaudiaAssisMW marketwatch.com/story/how-un…
Skepticism has been growing not just of higher ed, but of the BA. There are reasons to be worried: debt + unemployment. But the data on short-term programs shows the benefits can be fleeting. TLDR: There's no route to a decent financial life without risk. marketwatch.com/story/theres…
Thanks Adam for speaking with me for the story! xitter.cf/AdamSMinsky/status/196…
Great story by @JillianBerman on the TPD Discharge program and the current problems borrowers are facing in accessing relief -- marketwatch.com/story/disabl…
Social Security is running out of money. Should young people count on it for their retirement (asking for a friend). via @malito_ali marketwatch.com/story/should…
Honored that SUNK COST made it on to SABEW's Best in Book Awards shortlist along with these other amazing titles! sabew.org/2025/09/shortlist-…
