It’s been a while since consumers across America started cutting back on discretionary spending to cope with rising inflation. A March YouGov report reveals that a financial outlook strongly shapes intentions to reduce spending. For…
The Supreme Court reinforced the Federal Reserve’s independence from interference from the White House in a historic 5-4 ruling that protects Fed governors from being fired by the president “for cause” without proof of wrongdoing.…
Grocery stores are no longer competing only on milk, eggs, bread, and produce. Customers still want low prices on everyday essentials, but many shoppers are also looking for convenience, rewards, meal ideas, seasonal items, and…
The money that does the most damage to a budget is rarely the money you notice leaving. Big purchases get scrutiny. You research the car, you sleep on the vacation, you read the fine print…
OpenAI’s path to public markets has tightened around a single benchmark its CEO refuses to negotiate below. The maker of ChatGPT has raised approximately $190 billion in private funding to date and positioned itself at…
For most of the last 40 years, the American success story has been told in a single number that scrolls across the bottom of a television screen. The market climbs, the anchors smile, and the…
While big chains like Denny’s, Hooters, Red Lobster, and TGI Friday’s commanded the headlines, 33 chains closed 10% or more of their locations in 2025, according to Technomic data shared with Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN).…
This is nothing new to Xbox lovers. It isn’t a cheap system. But it’s the cheapest way to enter Microsoft’s gaming universe. You buy the box and plug it into your TV. Later, you can…
SoftBank Group (SFTBY) chief executive Masayoshi Son told shareholders this week that Elon Musk’s plan to build data centers in orbit is a losing bet, Fortune reported. Son, who has committed billions to on-the-ground AI…
Gold finally mounted a comeback on Friday, June 26, but the rebound didn’t erase the bigger warning in the market. Spot gold rose 1.2% to $4,073.78 an ounce, while August U.S. gold futures climbed 1.2%…