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Some advertisers plan to pull back from Elon Musk’s X in 2025 over fears of...

Elon Musk’s X is taking another hit as many advertisers plan to pull back their spending in the coming year. The fear among advertisers is that there is a lack of “brand safety” on the platform, with...

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Biden administration probes major airlines’ frequent-flyer programs

The Biden administration is examining the four largest U.S. airline frequent-flyer programs—specifically, how they devalue points that consumers have earned and frequently change the number of points...

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Boeing workers could strike next week if a fair contract isn’t reached

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su on Wednesday encouraged Boeing and more than 30,000 of the planemaker’s factory workers to bridge a divide in negotiations and reach a fair contract, as a vote on...

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Some people plan to spend more on football this year—because of Taylor Swift

The NFL season kicks off tonight with a match between the Baltimore Ravens and reigning Super Bowl champs, the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s the moment hordes of hardcore football fans have been waiting...

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Here are the top college majors for earning a six-figure salary with a...

In today’s world, money seems to matter more than ever. The price of groceries—and just about everything else—is sky high, and your buck doesn’t go as far as it did even a year or two ago. That means...

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They left NYC for Austin, Charleston, and Hudson. Here’s how their budgets...

New York City has long been one of the most expensive cities in the world, but its price tag has only become heftier in recent years with housing prices and inflation.  The median apartment rent in...

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TikTok is the new battleground in the war over tipping culture

The growing prevalence of tipping culture has proven a popular subject on TikTok. Users are posting satirical skits wherein people are encouraged to leave a tip after asking for help locating an item...

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Florida’s shifting housing market shaken by spiking HOA fees—just look at...

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Back in May, residents of Regency Gardens Condominiums in Orlando were notified that...

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Digital labels are coming to retailers. That’s a loss for consumers

A number of large retailers intend to upgrade their pricing systems by swapping out shelf tags from analog ones to digital displays. Doing so means stores can quickly raise or lower the price of an...

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Barbie doughnuts: Wear pink on Saturday to get a free Krispy Kreme

On Saturday, Krispy Kreme, the chain that can’t seem to stop giving away free doughnuts, is—you guessed it—giving away free doughnuts. This time the free doughnuts are in celebration of Barbie’s 65th...

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Red Lobster bankruptcy exit plan: New owners, new boss, fewer restaurant...

Red Lobster has received court approval for its Chapter 11 exit plan, nudging the popular casual-dining seafood chain closer to emerging from bankruptcy. Known for its seafood offerings and iconic...

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U.S. jobs report reveals a sturdy labor market with unemployment down to 4.2%

Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but...

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Google’s ‘anti-competitive’ ad tech practices blasted by U.K. watchdog

Google was slammed Friday by U.K. regulators who say it’s taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is...

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4 Ways Trump plans to dismantle Biden’s climate legacy

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has laid out an energy policy platform centered around maximizing U.S. fuel and power output, in part by dismantling the Biden administration’s centerpiece efforts to...

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The White House calls on Amazon and Google to help defeat online censors in...

The White House convened a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft, Cloudflare, and civil society activists on Thursday in a bid to encourage U.S. tech giants to offer...

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‘Historic mistake’: Yellen issues warning about possible future of clean...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday warned that any attempts to roll back the Biden administration’s clean energy tax credits would raise costs for families and jeopardize new investments...

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6 myth-busting facts about entrepreneurship and poverty

Nearly one in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even in many developed countries such as the U.S., poverty rates exceed 12%. In an age of breathtaking technological progress and dynamic social...

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The growing movement to help workers achieve digital balance

If Carly Taylor was going back to in-person work, she had some ground rules. There would be no more after-work responses to her Slack and email. She was willing to go “above and beyond” in the digital...

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Seven & i rejects Couche-Tard’s $38.5 billion takeover bid

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings said on Friday it had turned down Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $38.5 billion cash bid, rejecting an offer that would be the largest-ever foreign...

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How to start assuming the best in people

The person who cuts in front of you in line is a jerk. The neighbor with a sign promoting a ballot measure you disagree with is evil. And the coworker who has an opinion different from yours is...

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