There is a moment in every industry when the argument stops being about the product and starts being about the rules. Companies that hit that moment usually send a lawyer. The rare ones send the Read more…
Every few years Apple does something that sounds like a minor product tweak but is actually a meaningful change to how it makes money. The shift from selling music to streaming it. The move from Read more…
AI stocks like Nvidia (NVDA) have taken haymakers for much of the year, with investors firmly in “show-me” mode. Circular financing, ballooning hyperscaler spending, and questions over risk-reward continue weighing down the market. Yet one Read more…
The Federal Reserve has completed its fifth meeting of 2026, with three to go. This was Kevin Warsh‘s second Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as chairman. And since there is no Fed meeting in Read more…
Anthropic is hailing the results of two cryptographic problems it threw at its Mythos AI security model that found weaknesses in the mathematical problems underpinning the robustness of two algorithms. At the moment, it’s hard Read more…
Less than a year after announcing plans to end one of retail’s highest-profile beauty partnerships, Ulta Beauty isn’t stepping away from collaborations after all. Instead, the beauty retailer has joined forces with another major fashion Read more…
The nation’s No. 2 burger chain, Wendy’s, is continuing its Project Fresh turnaround strategy, that it launched in 2025, which calls for the company to shutter up to about 350 underperforming locations. Wendy’s in late Read more…
Retailers frequently use phrases such as “last chance” and “five days only” to encourage shoppers to act before a promotion disappears. But a recent lawsuit against Costco alleges that some of those deadlines may not Read more…
Years of disciplined saving can leave retirees with a nest egg that appears sufficient to support a comfortable retirement. Yet even a well-funded retirement portfolio remains exposed to a risk that long-term saving cannot eliminate, Read more…
If there’s one industry you’d think would be immune to reduced consumer spending, it’s the grocery industry. After all, people need to eat. But believe it or not, the grocery business has always operated on Read more…