Over the last five years, instant noodles have made major leaps in shedding the association of cheap college food or exotic products from Asia toward a food available in many different (and increasingly fancy) flavors Read more…
One often hears complaints about just how expensive travel is, to even nearby places, not to speak of that dream vacation halfway around the world. Whether it is the cost of staying in a hotel or Read more…
Text-to-image generator Midjourney began alpha-testing its newest version-6 models on Dec. 21. Users quickly claimed that the update, which seemed to scale up the generator’s capabilities, includes results that seem too similar to known copyrighted Read more…
Carnival Cruise Lines spent all of 2023 making major dining changes. First, it took a bold step to cut down on food waste. Some passengers saw that effort as being more about saving money than Read more…
It has been a brutal year for retailers. A number of big-name companies simply never recovered from the covid pandemic. Even if their sales bounced back to precovid levels, they never rose to the points Read more…
Forecast: What to Expect from the Euro and Dollar in 2024 Traditionally, we publish currency forecasts from leading global financial institutions at the turn of the outgoing and incoming years. Having maintained this practice for Read more…
For just about all of 2023, investors, traders and financial media have breathlessly followed the movements of the stocks now known as the Magnificent Seven. The group are largely responsible for the huge gains in Read more…
Everyone remembers Southwest Airline’s meltdown last winter. It was a cascading effect where bad weather forced the airline to cancel some flights which overwhelmed its scheduling system leading to massive cancellations. It was a disaster Read more…
Costco has a reputation for being a good employer. The retailer paid above-average wages and seemed to understand the value of retaining employees for a very long time in a way that key rivals Target Read more…
Taco Bell keeps its test kitchen busy. While most fast-food chains make a few menu changes and add a handful of limited-time offers (LTOs) each year, Taco Bell seems to do that every few weeks. Read more…