Average Millennial date costs $252, BMO finds

Inflation concerns are spilling into “date-flation” discussions online, as social media users react to a surprising stat: Millennials spend $252, on average, for a date. The figure, which CNBC reported on in April, comes from BMO Financial Group’s 2026 BMO Real Financial Progress Index. The average “all-in” spend on a date in America — including pre-date…

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The Mandalorian and Grogu’ box office preview

Still from “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.” “Star Wars” returns to the big screen for the first time in seven years this weekend, riding the contrails of a Mandalorian’s jetpack. Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” tallied $12 million in Thursday night preview sales, the lowest collection of advance tickets in the franchise’s…

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