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How America's High-Income Splurge Is Quietly Propping Up Service-Sector ETFs

America’s increasingly K-shaped economy is showing up loud and clear in ETF performance-and the winners are the funds tied to service spending, travel, experiences, and digital consumption. While lower-income households pull back, affluent consumers are keeping service-sector ETFs surprisingly resilient, offering investors a rare pocket of strength in an otherwise…

Benzinga · Dec 4, 2025

America, meet your alienated youth: ‘Gold standard’ Harvard survey reveals Gen Z’s anxiety and distrust, defined by economic insecurity

The Harvard Youth Poll pulls back the curtain to reveal a generation defined by widespread distrust in the economy.

Fortune · Dec 4, 2025

Trump: Japan's 'Cute' Kei Cars Are Coming to America

Update: In an emailed response to Motor1's questions, a Department of Transportation spokesperson told us:

Motor1 · Dec 4, 2025

How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy

The UK government makes a lot of money from cars. It taxes car ownership, it taxes the fuel, and it is about to charge drivers of electric vehicles by the distance they travel.

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025

Washington Brings Together Business and Technology Leaders to Highlight Practical Solutions Shaping the U.S. Economy in 2025-2026

On December 4, Washington, D.C. hosts an annual gathering of entrepreneurs, technologists, and industry leaders who work on practical solutions to strengthen the U.S. economy and infrastructure. The focus of the event is on projects that deliver measurable public value, including modernizing logistics, improving safety, reducing infrastructure pressure, and expanding…

inkl · Dec 4, 2025

Things to Think About Thursday

Most of the talk early Thursday morning has to do with the US labor market following Wednesday's weak ADP number for November.

Barchart · Dec 4, 2025

Scoop: Trump plots a travel blitz to tout his economy

He wants to push back against attacks over his handling of cost-of-living issues — and some voters' dim view of his efforts.

Axios · Dec 4, 2025

Gen Z loses faith in America

Financial insecurity, political polarization and AI are eroding Gen Z's faith in public institutions and the economy.

Axios · Dec 4, 2025

Main Street bust threatens the entire economy

The economic fortunes of mom-and-pop businesses are diverging from their larger counterparts.

Axios · Dec 4, 2025

Scotland’s first Center Parcs gets planning approval go-ahead

The major new development is said to be ‘transformational’ for the Borders economy

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025