<![CDATA[Quartz]]> https://qz.com en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:53:12 GMT 20 things everyone should know how to do before they turn 30 https://qz.com/life-skills-before-30 https://qz.com/life-skills-before-30 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:46:28 GMT Lifestyle General Trivia 8 things to know before hosting your first backyard movie night https://qz.com/backyard-movie-night-tips https://qz.com/backyard-movie-night-tips Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:32:33 GMT Lifestyle General Trivia Fed watchdog found no crimes in $2 billion headquarters renovation cost overruns https://qz.com/fed-inspector-general-powell-renovation-cost-overruns-093026 https://qz.com/fed-inspector-general-powell-renovation-cost-overruns-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:29 GMT Money & Markets Economic Indicators Trump administration launches online portal for 9.3 million student loan borrowers in default https://qz.com/trump-student-loan-default-support-center-portal-093026 https://qz.com/trump-student-loan-default-support-center-portal-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:20:32 GMT Money & Markets Personal Finance Trump is announcing $54 billion in South Korean investment for an Alaska LNG pipeline https://qz.com/trump-south-korea-alaska-lng-pipeline-investment-093026 https://qz.com/trump-south-korea-alaska-lng-pipeline-investment-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:10:33 GMT Money & Markets Markets Paramount Skydance is tightening spreads on its $30 billion investment-grade bond sale https://qz.com/paramount-skydance-bond-sale-warner-bros-spreads-093026 https://qz.com/paramount-skydance-bond-sale-warner-bros-spreads-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:10:26 GMT Business News Apple's new CEO is cutting middle managers to speed up product launches https://qz.com/apple-ceo-john-ternus-middle-management-cuts-product-launches-093026 https://qz.com/apple-ceo-john-ternus-middle-management-cuts-product-launches-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:35 GMT Business News Education Department extends student loan autopay rate cut deadline to Dec. 31 https://qz.com/education-department-student-loan-autopay-rate-cut-deadline-extended-093026 https://qz.com/education-department-student-loan-autopay-rate-cut-deadline-extended-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:30 GMT Money & Markets Personal Finance Fontanini Foods is recalling 2,320 pounds of pork breakfast sausage over plastic contamination https://qz.com/fontanini-foods-pork-sausage-recall-plastic-contamination-093026 https://qz.com/fontanini-foods-pork-sausage-recall-plastic-contamination-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:29 GMT Business News Food House Democrat probing Amazon, Google, Meta, and Oracle over data center NDAs https://qz.com/raskin-amazon-google-meta-oracle-data-center-ndas-093026 https://qz.com/raskin-amazon-google-meta-oracle-data-center-ndas-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:50:30 GMT Tech & Innovation Cloud Computing Economist Daniel Lacalle favors U.S. tech and gold over government bonds https://qz.com/daniel-lacalle-us-tech-gold-bonds-093026 https://qz.com/daniel-lacalle-us-tech-gold-bonds-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:50:26 GMT Money & Markets Markets Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reported more than $250 million in income in 2024 https://qz.com/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary-financial-disclosure-250-million-093026 https://qz.com/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary-financial-disclosure-250-million-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:40:29 GMT Money & Markets Markets Caterpillar is investing $1 billion in a new North Carolina manufacturing plant https://qz.com/caterpillar-billion-north-carolina-sanford-manufacturing-093026 https://qz.com/caterpillar-billion-north-carolina-sanford-manufacturing-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:30:43 GMT Money & Markets Markets Trump's Section 301 forced-labor tariffs are being challenged in trade court again https://qz.com/trump-section-301-forced-labor-tariffs-trade-court-challenge-093026 https://qz.com/trump-section-301-forced-labor-tariffs-trade-court-challenge-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:20:38 GMT Business News Cal-Maine Foods swung to a $58.6 million loss as egg prices collapsed https://qz.com/cal-maine-foods-quarterly-loss-egg-prices-093026 https://qz.com/cal-maine-foods-quarterly-loss-egg-prices-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:10:37 GMT Business News Food FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product safety risks https://qz.com/ftc-investigation-openai-anthropic-ai-safety-093026 https://qz.com/ftc-investigation-openai-anthropic-ai-safety-093026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:10:26 GMT Tech & Innovation A.I. 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Now it risks losing them for good https://qz.com/gen-z-trust-federal-government-science-harvard-poll-092526 https://qz.com/gen-z-trust-federal-government-science-harvard-poll-092526 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:40:54 GMT Business News