Being laid off, fired, or ousted from a high-powered company can feel career-ending. But for some, it’s a springboard for success. Mexican-American real estate mogul Fernando De Leon tossed the towel on his Goldman Sachs job after being told that…
Two curious things are happening to the economy in 2026. On one hand, economic expansion is still going strong despite job growth slowing to a trickle, suggesting productivity among those currently employed is rising. But by many measures, productivity growth…
Russia and China are amping up their espionage on Western nations, and there is a “narrowing window for the U.K. and allies to stay ahead,” according to Britain’s spy chief. In a rare speech Wednesday at Bletchley Park, an estate…
It’s easy to look at the child of a celebrity or power couple and see the leg up their family’s wealth, power, and connections got them in their own separate venture or company. And it’s even easier to label them…
The federal government already spends more on debt interest than on Medicaid, national defense, or all non-defense discretionary programs combined. Now, with the 30-year Treasury yield surging past 5.19% — its highest level in almost 20 years — a leading…
For years, American workers have racked up trend names for the various ways they’ve checked out of corporate life. There was “quiet quitting,” then “bare minimum Mondays,” and more recently the “date them till you hate them” trend, in which…
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…