Through the first six months of 2025, Wall Street has split into two Americas: the future and, well, everything else. Chipmakers and AI infrastructure plays are soaring. But consumer stocks, retail giants, industrials, and pretty much all the other companies not powering the artificial intelligence arms race are, to use the not-so-technical term: meh. The
Imagine opening your closet — except it isn’t a closet at all. It’s an app. One that knows your exact measurements, your plans, and your tendency to panic-buy crop tops every May. The app doesn’t just show you what’s trending; it tells you what still fits, what’s collecting dust in the back of your wardrobe,
The “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks led the market’s post-pandemic boom. But as Big Tech sprints into the AI future, one big name is falling dangerously behind: Apple. Once an undisputed tech heavyweight, it risks becoming the least magnificent of them all. While the others — Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook parent Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and
The U.S. and China have stepped back from tariff brinkmanship for now — but don’t mistake handshakes for harmony. The real trade fight is just beginning, and it’s moving into murkier terrain: microchips, AI infrastructure, and data sovereignty. And neither side is going to back down from the fierce contest over who controls the future
Netflix was supposed to get its happily ever after: Its stock had been skyrocketing, and Wall Street largely saw it as a recession-proof play amid swirling macroeconomic concerns. But that all changed with one social media post from President Donald Trump, in which he announced plans to impose a 100% tariff on all movies made outside the
Mark Zuckerberg may see the world through AI-powered Ray-Bans, but Wall Street just sees it through his company’s ad dollars. And while he’s trying to look beyond the feed to a future with talking glasses and immersive virtual worlds, investors are hoping he’ll stick with what his company does best. The Meta CEO continues to deliver
Apple delivered solid second-quarter earnings — but you wouldn’t exactly know it from the mood on Wall Street. Despite Apple beating expectations for the fifth straight quarter, investors were less focused on what the company just reported and more on what lies ahead: a turbulent macroeconomic horizon, slowing margins, and a looming $900 million tariff hit. The elephant
Loss prevention experts say the best solution for retail crime would be to have a police officer stationed at every shelf in every convenience store in every city in every state. The next-best solution? Well, that’s a bit more complicated. Shoplifting is up around the country—some of the biggest stores and companies are citing retail
I joined Jeff Lenard, NACS’ vice president of strategic industry initiatives, on the “Convenience Matters” podcast to talk about name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals in the convenience industry — based on my October 2023 cover story on the same topic.
It’s hard to escape the headlines about the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals in college sports. “LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne makes $500,000 in NIL money for one Instagram post.” “Bronny James has record-breaking NIL deals, is worth $7.2 million.” “Arch Manning has highest NIL valuation in college football.” The names are recognizable—and the dollar
Our lives have a soundtrack. Sometimes, the soundtrack is by choice—the playlist we put on during our commute, the vinyl record we play while cooking dinner, the podcast we listen to while getting our 10,000 steps. Sometimes, it’s by happenstance—the alarm clock blaring, the rooster crowing, the neighbor’s dog barking, the tea kettle whistling. And
When you hit your 100-book reading goal for the year in September, the rest of the year feels a bit like a free-for-all. I am chaos, destroyer of TBR piles everywhere! So December was basically me reading a few books here and there in between time spent decorating a Christmas tree (that then took a
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