Two years into a turnaround that has reshaped everything from cup messages to café layouts, Starbucks is now turning its attention to the people making the drinks. As a way to incentivize employees and improve Read more…
The March Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report just dropped into a ghost town but came with a major surprise: +178K vs 60K expectations. This completely erases the prior month’s -92K release (which did get revised down Read more…
Miners mine. They punch or scrape holes in the earth and pull out ores that, ultimately, get turned into something else. Like gold. Or copper or aluminum, processed from bauxite. Mining is also a messy Read more…
Building a business around a single indulgent product has always been a challenge, but it has gotten harder since the introduction of GLP-1 drugs. “More than 1 in 10 Americans have used a GLP-1 drug Read more…
Parent PLUS loans came with a reassuring promise: income-driven repayment plans, forgiveness pathways, and payments tied to what you actually earn. However, that promise is about to break, with about 3.6 million Americans holding these Read more…
There’s a good chance your car insurance just got more expensive and it has nothing to do with your driving record. Since 2020, the cost of insuring your vehicle has surged roughly 55%, according to Read more…
With jet fuel prices currently at nearly five-year highs and the war in Iran unleashed by the U.S.-Israeli strike continuing to escalate, airlines have started passing on their rising costs to consumers. JetBlue Airways was Read more…
The Middle East conflict is weighing on gold prices amid expectations that central banks will raise interest rates to address rising inflation driven by oil prices. This seems like a knee-jerk reaction, as this is Read more…
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 178k in March, well ahead of the consensus forecast calling for a gain of 65k. Revisions to the two prior months subtracted a total of 7k from the previously reported figures. Read more…
For decades, one company defined what it meant to “dress for success,” setting the standard for professional attire and becoming a go-to uniform for women entering corporate America during a period of rapid workforce expansion. Read more…