Hilary Duff was catapulted into stardom as the lead of Disney Channel’s Lizzie McGuire when she was just 13, and the franchise quickly expanded far beyond television—spawning movies, merchandise, video games, and a level of fame few teenagers experience. But…
As the Colorado River and its once massive reservoirs shrink from overuse and climate change, officials are faced with a decision that pits conservation against ratepayer costs for electricity. To fight off predators of the humpback chub, a threatened fish…
At 9 a.m. Eastern Time today, the price of oil sits at $96.28 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s a decrease of $3.92 since yesterday morning and roughly $32 more than at…
In the latest sign of AI’s growing footprint in online commerce, Robinhood announced on Wednesday that users can now instruct agents to make purchases on their behalf using the Robinhood Gold card. To illustrate the potential of agentic shopping, the…
With Iran negotiations being the key concern of markets at the moment, though without much information to act on, UBS’s Paul Donovan is warning investors against reacting to hints and rumors. A fragile ceasefire still holds, despite the U.S. launching…
The CFO job in Big Tech used to be defined largely by margins, operating leverage, and investor discipline. In the age of AI, it is increasingly defined by a more difficult question: how much should a company spend now on…
The Trump administration is preparing to investigate Switzerland under Section 301 — the same trade enforcement tool used against China. That tells you almost everything you need to know about how Washington has lost the plot on trade policy. These…
The ongoing dialogue regarding the ever-imminent displacement of white-collar workers by AI is predicated on the assumption that the technology will become as skilled as the very workers it threatens to displace, thereby cutting labor costs. But a new study found…
Dylan Taylor made his first million at 27. Last year, he became a billionaire at 53, after taking his space-holding company, Voyager Technologies, public on the New York Stock Exchange. But don’t expect his two children to inherit all of…
Graham Platner, Maine’s presumptive Democratic Senate nominee, began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise. He then ended it by criticizing the team’s ownership…