One window is open, another starts next week, and a bearish pattern begins at month-end Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: Technology has a way of making the invisible visible. That’s true in medicine and science. And increasingly, it’s true in investing. As computing power improves, researchers can […]
The pullback shows up across both halves of the survey. The Pocketbook measure, which tracks how people view their own financial position and job security, slipped to 52.77 from 54.20 a week prior. The Expectations component, which captures views on where the economy and local real estate prices are headed over the next six months, […]
Key Takeaways On a mission to take better care of themselves, the Yues experimented with freeze-fried fruit. The couple invested about $5,000 to buy the necessary equipment and launch their side hustle. The business made about $100,000 at weekend farmers’ markets, then expanded into retail. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Jenny Yue, 31, of […]
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The global economy is increasingly hinging on the notion that AI will be inexorably intertwined with every part of our lives. Also increasing: signs that consumers — or at least some consumers — don’t feel great about that, at all. You can see that most clearly in the anti-data center backlash, which is picking up […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to meet with White House officials and U.S. lawmakers next week to brief them on the company’s upcoming models and how they affect work, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 21). The report cited remarks made at a briefing in Washington by OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane. “We think that there’s going to be some […]
When something goes wrong on The Apprentice, Lord Sugar asks the same question every time. It isn’t: what did you learn? It’s not either: what would you do differently? The question is always: what was your plan? The implication is, of course, that a plan is the mark of a serious person. The absence of […]
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman walks through the Hart Senate Office Building, following meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters OpenAI said it appointed longtime financial executives David Vélez and Robin Vince to its nonprofit and for-profit boards of directors, as the company marches closer to a […]
Financial analysts continue to express growing confidence in Robinhood Markets‘ (NASDAQ: HOOD) strategic evolution, with Bernstein recently elevating its outlook on the fintech company’s shares. The firm hiked its 12-month price target for HOOD to $160 from $130 while maintaining an Outperform recommendation. This move underscores expectations that newer revenue streams, particularly in prediction markets […]
Broader growth signals hold steady A separate measure of present-day economic conditions, the Coincident Economic Index, told a steadier story, climbing 0.2% in June to 114.6 after an identical 0.2% gain in May. All four inputs that feed the CEI, payroll employment, personal income excluding transfer payments, manufacturing and trade sales, and industrial production, contributed […]