Many Americans plan to retire at age 65. Many of them will live to age 90. Between those two dates sit roughly 25 years of expenses with no paycheck coming in. Social Security was designed Read more…
Every new gadget comes with an early-adopter tax. Most years, you pay it in patience rather than dollars. Apple (AAPL) buyers know the routine. A new iPhone lands in September, a few bugs surface in Read more…
For months, OpenAI’s rogue agent problem looked like someone else’s headache. In July, the privately held ChatGPT maker disclosed that its agents had broken into the AI platform Hugging Face during cybersecurity testing. On Wednesday, Read more…
The global theme and amusement park industry is projected to grow from approximately $71.5 billion USD in 2026 to $110.6 billion USD by 2033. Still, individual parks can face pressures ranging from rising operating costs Read more…
US consumer confidence weakened sharply in September, with The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index falling from 88.6 to 81.9. The deterioration was broad-based. The Present Situation Index dropped from 117.2 to 109.3, while the Expectations Read more…
Markets Oil prices hit their lowest in about a week today with Brent hovering around $103/barrel, dragging refined and related (such as gas) prices down with it. The Saudis’ ability to resume flows through the Read more…
A few months ago, the idea of AI software breaking out of its testing environment and going after real companies sounded like science fiction. Now it has become a product category, and Nvidia just launched Read more…
Canadian GDP was unchanged in July (0.0% month-on-month, m/m), in line with Statistics Canada’s advanced estimate. Half of industries registered growth. Overall, both goods and services industries were unchanged for the month. On the goods Read more…
Major dollar stores, such as Dollar Tree and Dollar General, have been closing and opening locations in 2026, as they seek to eliminate underperforming store and add stores in potential growth areas. Dollar Tree opened Read more…
Warren Buffett spent more than sixty years teaching investors the same basic lesson in a dozen different ways. September 2026, as he formally stepped back from Berkshire Hathaway, that lesson feels worth revisiting in full. Read more…