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Costco’s treasure hunt model drives membership during strong economic times, but the chain’s low prices push people toward the warehouse club during more challenging times. “We think the company continues to deliver compelling value, quality, and newness,” UBS analysts wrote after the warehouse club reported its April sales. “As a result, its customers continue to consolidate […]

For decades, Las Vegas was known for its cheap buffets and steakhouses. But in the 1990s, celebrity chefs started moving in, and dining in Las Vegas has never been the same. It really began with Wolfgang Puck in 1992, when Puck brought Spago from Los Angeles to the Las Vegas Strip. Emeril Lagasse soon followed,

The man who managed the 2008 financial crisis says the next one could be harder to stop. And he wants a plan ready before it starts. Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appeared on Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week with David Westin on April 16, urging U.S. authorities to prepare a contingency plan for a potential

While oil prices fell sharply on Friday amid Trump’s false claim that Iran had reopened the Strait of Hormuz, they remain at record highs over the war in Iran and are expected to continue to fluctuate — by Apr. 18, the passage was once again under blockade as Iranian leadership disputed the claim that it

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has gained about 42% in the past month, according to Yahoo Finance at the time of writing, Friday afternoon, April 17. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up slightly less than 6% in the same period. AMD is outpacing the S&P 500 by more than 35%. That is impressive,

Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is starting to win in a different way than most investors expected. Instead of trying to beat hyperscalers head-on, the company is finding ways to plug into them, turning competitors into distribution channels. That shift is starting to show up in both growth and investor sentiment. Oracle deepens AWS multicloud network reach

Greg Abel has been CEO of Berkshire Hathaway for barely three months. In that time, he has restarted share buybacks, invested his entire salary in company stock, and put $1.8 billion into a Japanese insurance giant, and those moves got attention. His latest decision goes somewhere Warren Buffett never went. Berkshire has joined a U.S.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) just reported a quarter that’s forcing analysts to reassess the company. Revenue growth came in strong, but what stood out was how efficiently that growth translated into profit. Margins held near peak levels, advanced-node demand remained strong, and guidance pointed to continued momentum into the next quarter. Analysts responded quickly,

We are well into the end of the first quarter, and companies are preparing to submit their Q1 earnings report. But before that happens, some streamlining is still underway as layoff news continues to overshadow job listings. The dreariness of artificial intelligence taking over jobs continues to grow, according to a report from Challenger, Gray

For years, conversations about money, aging and estate planning were often avoided within families. That’s beginning to change, Harry Margolis, author of Get Your Ducks in a Row, said in an interview. More households are recognizing the need for structured, ongoing discussions about finances, health and end-of-life planning, especially as parents age and responsibilities shift