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Cara Michelle Smith is a writer, reporter and performer living in Brooklyn. She’s spent more than a decade in financial journalism; her award-winning reporting can be found in NerdWallet, Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, the Houston Business Journal, CoStar News and other outlets. She’s also a comedy & satire writer, with work in The New Yorker, The Onion, McSweeney’s, Vulture and more. To find more of her work or get in touch, visit caramichellesmith.com.

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“SNL” is a haven for straight white guys, yet its NYC roots make it queerer than its peers

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Women’s financial power is rising. But it’s still a man’s world, right?

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A helicopter flies near the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

An American Airlines jet crashed, but the company’s stock didn’t

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Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed last night on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Aviation expert: “I am embarrassed” that Trump blamed DEI for D.C. air disaster

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Gen Z workers aren’t feeling great. What’s the problem?

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Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the inauguration of Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images) ((Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images))

“That says it all:” Big Tech takes prime seats at Trump inauguration

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Cecile Richards, prominent abortion rights advocate, dies at 67

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President-elect Donald J. Trump arrive at the inauguration of Donald J. Trump at the United States Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Doug Mills - Pool/Getty Images)

What can Trump inauguration donors expect in return? 2017 offers a look

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Donald Trump and a gold-plated US Capitol Building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Big Tech, billionaire donors at Trump’s inauguration

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Donald Trump and Richard Nixon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Nixon paved the way for Trump’s “new standard” of inaugural fundraising

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Visits "Making Money With Charles Payne" at Fox Business Network Studios on December 04, 2024 in New York City. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

OpenAI, valued at $157 billion, isn’t profitable. Should that be normal?

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Cash advance apps: Financial relief, or “loan shark in your pocket”?

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Rachel Maddow to resume nightly show for Trump’s first 100 days

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Donald Trump and a gold-plated US Capitol Building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Clearly, they expect something in return”: The corporate costs of inaugurating Trump

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Record-smashing home sales of 2024

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Pedestrians carry Harrods shoppins bags, in London, on December 22, 2024 on the last weekend before Christmas. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s how much debt shoppers racked up this holiday season

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Recruiters for the City of Pompano Beach speak to job seekers during the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Recurring jobless claims rise to three-year high

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United States The Federal Reserve System seal is displayed on a mobile phone screen. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Big banks sue Federal Reserve over minimum cash requirements

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Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements in Burbank, California on December 20, 2024. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Starbucks union’s “strike before Christmas” spreads to 300 stores

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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Politics, discos, private islands: Billionaires spent big in 2024

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Rupert Murdoch (Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images)

“Oligarchs are oligarching”: Inside Rupert Murdoch’s family trust battle

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building in Washington on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: the watchdog Republicans love to hate

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A general view outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on December 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

UnitedHealthcare killing reignites criticism of insurance industry

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Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)

What happens when Tesla, Intel CEOs lose their pay plans? They’re still super rich

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