Hiring trends across the US point to strong growth in technology, health care, energy and skilled trades through the 2030s. Labor data and industry forecasts suggest 15 careers are especially well placed as employers respond to AI, aging demographics and climate investment.

Economists, labor historians, and business leaders are increasingly looking to the upheavals of the 1920s and 1960s for clues about how workers and families can adapt to artificial intelligence. The comparison highlights a familiar pattern: technology can raise living standards, but only if institutions, training, and public trust keep pace.

Some travel keepsakes that once looked cheap or ordinary now sell for thousands, and in a few cases much more. From Disneyland memorabilia to vintage Hawaiian shirts, collectors are paying surprising prices for items tourists brought home decades ago.

As chatbots become a daily tool for millions of Americans, privacy researchers and safety experts are warning users not to treat AI like a doctor, lawyer, bank, or therapist. The advice is simple: some questions can expose sensitive data or produce risky answers that sound more confident than they are.

The popular 50-30-20 budgeting rule remains a common personal finance guideline, but rising housing, food, and debt costs are making it harder for many Americans to follow in real life. Financial planners say the rule still works best as a flexible benchmark, not a strict formula.

Americans getting a bonus, tax refund, or side-hustle paycheck face a familiar question: how much should go to savings and how much can be spent guilt-free? Here are five practical rules financial planners commonly recommend to help make that call.