The cost of day care in the US is soaring, and it’s become a drag on the number of women in the workforce, Stacey Vanek Smith writes in today’s newsletter. Plus: Wall Street is so pumped for Donald Trump’s presidency, and the NBA’s Jaylen Brown gets in the sneaker game. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up .
First comes the baby, then comes the bill. And right now, the bills are growing almost as fast as the babies. The cost of day care and preschool in the US has jumped more than 25% since 2019, leaving many working parents to make an impossible calculation.