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Southwest Airlines built its business on being an airline that allowed its employees, even encouraged them, to have personality. Before it dropped its in-flight magazine during the COVID pandemic, that publication had a section featuring stories about flight attendants, pilots, gate workers, and other personnel going above and beyond for passengers. You might get a […]

Building a nationwide wireless network takes billions of dollars and years of patient investment. That reality has meant that the U.S. wireless market has been dominated by three players for more than a decade, no matter how many challengers have tried to break in. Dish Network was the latest company to test that theory. Now

Energy investors spent the spring watching oil prices control stock movements. Now, one energy research team on Wall Street says the real story is happening somewhere else entirely. Chevron (CVX) has dropped hard from its 2026 high, pulled down by cooling oil prices and a fading war premium. Even with that, Wolfe Research sees the

Goldman Sachs spent more than a year telling clients that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) was one of the best stocks to own in Asia.  However, on July 1, 2026, the bank changed its mind. Goldman dropped TSM from its Asia-Pacific Conviction List. This list is the bank’s short roster of ideas its analysts strongly back. 

For shoppers, a retail brand’s health is usually measured by what they see on the surface: a friendly website experience, department-store racks, buzzing mall storefronts, and variety in offerings. But behind every jacket, shirt, pair of jeans, or online order is a much larger network of distribution centers, warehouses, transportation hubs, corporate teams, and logistics

The pizza restaurant industry has been downsizing this year, with major chains closing hundreds of underperforming locations. Mountain Mike’s Pizza chain has been a contrarian over the last two years, adding dozens of new locations. The expansion mode, however, hasn’t prevented one of its franchisees from filing for bankruptcy protection. Rogue Fare LLC, a franchisee

Home affordability is a national crisis. The median monthly mortgage payment hit an annual high of $2,647 in June, according to Redfin data. High home prices and mortgage rates hovering around 6.5% are the two main reasons monthly housing payments have soared. When we spend a large percentage of our incomes on monthly mortgage payments,

You’d have to be on a field trip to the Strait of Hormuz to have missed Micron Technology (MU)’s latest roller coaster ride. In the lead-up to its June 24, 2026, earnings report, MU shares dropped 13% on concerns that the AI-driven memory boom might be peaking. But after the company reported stunning fiscal Q3

Hunger and food insecurity don’t move in sync with oil prices—and right now, fertilizer supply and affordability remain a major global pressure point. Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau from the George W. Bush Presidential Center explains the “long tail” of fertilizer disruptions and why the impact on farmers can extend well beyond the initial shock. We discuss

Nike’s turnaround is showing signs of progress, but not enough for Wall Street to call it a clean comeback. And this is a problem for investors. The athletic giant is still one of the strongest brands in the world, with a major global sports presence and powerful franchises across running, basketball, football, and lifestyle sneakers.