We've been told our whole lives that money buys happiness. Get a bigger paycheck, a nicer house, a faster car, and surely you'll feel better. It's practically the unofficial motto of modern society.

While global economics can sometimes seem boring, at its core lies the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. This figure represents the total income earned by a country’s people and businesses, ...

People watch the sunset during a record-setting heat wave on March 20, 2026 in Laguna Beach, California. Reporter Just how likely a person is to die from extreme heat in a warming climate will depend ...

Money is supposed to buy happiness, or at least that is what most people assume. Yet year after year, the data tells a very different story. Money and happiness have long been assumed to go hand in ...