The AI boom is devouring US power and raising prices, and the market loves it
The ongoing investment boom is pulling in more resources....
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The long, slow death of the late-night talk show
CBS is pulling the plug on its iconic “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” after the next TV season....
America is a tale of two housing markets
Depending where you live, it could be a good time to buy a home
Will Mamdani-Style Socialism Ruin NYC?
The people of NYC have spoken... and they want socialism. Zohran Mamdani has taken the city by storm, and the self-proclaimed "hot girls" are falling in line...
Rent prices are falling fast in America’s most pro-housing cities
Rental prices in some of the country's largest cities are falling—some by almost 45 percent, according to new data.
Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of AI that determi…
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Delta Air Lines Skirts Tariffs By Repurposing Airbus Engines
The carrier has taken an unconventional approach to avoiding tariffs.
Commerce Department to impose preliminary 93.5% anti-dumping duties on Chinese graphite, key ingredient for Tesla’s EV batteries
That would bring the effective tariff rate to 160% for the material....
Archer-Daniels-Midland drops as Trump claims Coca-Cola will use “REAL Cane Sugar”
MAHA, with cane sugar....
WNBA stars wear 'Pay Us What You Owe Us' shirts
WNBA All-Stars took the court for warmups wearing T-shirts that read "Pay Us What You Owe Us," a reference to the players' biggest gripe during the ongoing CBA negotiations.
Beef prices have soared in the US — and not just during grilling season
Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburgers and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to record highs.
Beef prices in the US hit record highs
The price of steaks and ground beef is through the roof.
Grand masters, noobs, and NFL stars love Chess.com
The gaming site is in its boom times.
Delta plans to set prices as high as possible using AI
The airline is looking to get rid of static pricing altogether.
Trump: Make Coke with cane sugar again
President Trump said Coca-Cola Co. agreed to swap out high fructose corn syrup from US-made coke but the company hasn't confirmed.
Chick-fil-A’s apps are ruling the roost on iOS charts right now
New play-to-win offers have sent free food fans flocking to its apps....
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James Gunn's 'Superman' Leads to More Than 500% Surge in Dog Adoption Interest, Thanks to Krypto
Krypto the superdog appears to have inspired "Superman" moviegoers to look into adopting their own furry friend
Tariffs might already be pushing up prices
Overall inflation remained tame but price growth for import-dependent goods accelerated.
Apple gives $500m commitment to US-based rare-earth producer
MP Materials’s stock has skyrocketed almost 500% since going public in 2020.
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Delta’s pulling off some EuroTrip engine ingenuity to dodge aircraft tariffs
The airline is reportedly removing engines from Airbus jets in Europe and shipping them to the US to repair grounded planes tariff-free....
Gen Z trades stocks the same way it gambles
Young people have high risk tolerance. More news at 11....
NIMBY lawsuit accidentally abolishes city's entire zoning code
Plus: The Supreme Court declines to hear major eviction moratorium case, Maine passes zoning reform, and why tourist traps are good, actually.
Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice.
An American obsession is attracting investments in baseball fields, volleyball courts and football camps, intensifying the gap between families with means and those without.
Japan's heat-stressed matcha tea output struggles to meet soaring global demand
Matcha lovers, brace your wallets!
We’re buying fewer little treats
The average 16-ounce bag of potato chips has gotten 29% more expensive since 2021, while overall grocery prices have risen 23%, according to government data.
A 'click-to-cancel' rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blocked
A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a court days before it was set to go into effect.