What happened in the Persian Gulf on July 7 may affect your pocketbook in a negative way. Again. The problem: Iran fired drones and other projectiles at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S.…
Sometimes a stock does so well that Wall Street starts worrying about its price. That is roughly where Delta Air Lines (DAL) finds itself this week. Financial research firm Raymond James still likes the business,…
Pet food recalls create a different kind of consumer anxiety. For many households, dogs are part of the family, and feeding them is part of a daily routine that usually happens without much thought. When…
Tesla CEO (TSLA) Elon Musk is back again, pushing one of his boldest claims about the AI boom, in which the technology might eventually make work optional. Musk first made that prediction at the U.S.-Saudi…
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since July 2009. That is 17 years without a single increase, the longest freeze in the history of the Fair Labor Standards Act. A full-time worker…
Comcast, which owns Xfinity Mobile, is promoting a free offer it is now aiming at T-Mobile customers frustrated by the carrier’s latest wireless plan changes. Last week, T-Mobile raised eyebrows when it confirmed that it…
Salesforce Inc. (CRM) said Tuesday it will invest $1 billion in Switzerland over the next five years to accelerate the country’s adoption of agentic AI, according to a Seeking Alpha report. The pledge comes as…
During my childhood in the 1980s, my family sometimes ate out at a cafeteria-style steak chain that has almost entirely disappeared. Before that chain collapsed down to a single restaurant, I got a chance to…
Costco treats credit cards differently from pretty much any other major retailer. Instead of taking any credit card and offering its own branded card with bonus perks, the chain has an exclusive credit card partner.…
Imagine the scene. It’s date night, only instead of going out for an overpriced meal at a loud restaurant, you and your spouse decide to cook dinner at home. You’ll pop open a nice bottle…