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While the skyrocketing price of jet fuel has thrown the situation in which many airlines now find themselves into the national limelight, many hotels at all ends of the price spectrum are also facing the snowballing effects of low consumer sentiment and rising operating costs. In March 2026, two resorts in Miami Beach filed for Chapter 11 protection within […]

Many Americans have grown increasingly worried about a potential housing market crash. With memories of the 2008 collapse still fresh for those who lived through it, and a steady stream of headlines warning of a similar reckoning, crash anxiety has resurfaced as one of the most persistent narratives in real estate. The conditions feeding that

Transcript:Caroline WoodsWe couldn’t let the biggest week for tech earnings pass without checking in with one of the biggest bulls on Wall Street. Dan Ives joins us now. He’s managing director and senior equity research analyst at Wedbush Securities. Dan, always great to have you on. Dan IvesAlways great to be here. Caroline WoodsSo Dan,

Medicare’s expanded telehealth access is sticking around, but not permanently. The current rules run through Dec. 31, 2027, giving beneficiaries a temporary extension of pandemic-era flexibility. Federal policymakers have taken steps to accelerate the use of telehealth, making some provisions permanent while leaving others on a limited timeline. For now, several key flexibilities remain in

So much for Fed-speak. Judging from the language in its official post-meeting statement, the Federal Open Market Committee appears to signal it could cut benchmark interest rates this year — or even consider raising them.  The FOMC, in a decisive 8-4 vote on April 29, held the benchmark Federal Funds Rate steady at 3.50% to

The bill for a quieter, safer financial system is arriving, and it is bigger than most institutions expected. There is a cost building inside the global financial system that rarely makes headlines on its own but shows up everywhere: in compliance budgets, in licensing timelines, in the engineering hours spent integrating with new regulatory requirements.

Protein is having a moment, and restaurants have been scrambling to meet increased demand. “The percentage of Americans trying to consume protein is on the rise: In 2022, 59% said they try to consume protein, 67% in 2023, 71% in 2024, and 70% in 2025, according to the annual IFIC Food & Health Survey. The

If you’re a driver who finds stopping in to your local gas station or even Costco or Walmart painful, you have to be glad April is over. But there’s a problem. The high fuel prices you just suffered through as war raged in the Persian Gulf aren’t going away. You might even see U.S. gas

Meta just reported one of its strongest quarters in years. Revenue up 33%. Earnings beat. Daily active users at 3.56 billion, according to Meta IR. By almost every measure, the business is performing. The stock still fell 10%. And the analyst who had been one of Meta’s biggest bulls on Wall Street just changed his

The fast-food business has never been kind to underperformers. Unlike retail, where a struggling label can be quietly sidelined, a restaurant chain either generates foot traffic or it bleeds cash in plain sight. You cannot bury the numbers behind a remodel. For years, Yum! Brands (YUM), the Louisville, Kentucky-based parent of Taco Bell, KFC, and