How budget travelers are vacationing as prices rise

Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images On a recent weekend, Jami Hagerman embarked on the budget-vacation equivalent of a blind date. The hairstylist and her husband spent about $400 on Groupon “mystery vacation” vouchers that promised accommodations and airfare for the pair — but no say in the destination. The Oklahoma City residents were…

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Private security spending rises as violent crime falls

The trendy Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, California, was the backdrop for violent acts and hate crimes. Business owners had enough. The Hillcrest Business Association‘s members in 2024 began paying a third-party service around $400,000 annually for eight hours of unarmed security guard patrol each day. The association plans to add about $150,000 to the…

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World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund plans to cut Treasury holdings

Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, at the Arendalsuka conference in Arendal, Norway, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Carina Johenson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has proposed cutting the allocation of government bonds in its $2.3 trillion investment portfolio, chiefly affecting its holdings of U.S. Treasurys, as…

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