Restaurant stocks struggling this year as the industry weathers inflation , uneven economic growth and the proliferation of weight-loss drugs through society. The S & P 500 Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure industry is down around 4% this year. The broader benchmark index, meanwhile, is is down 1.8% for 2026. Delivery giant DoorDash has fallen more…
Mounting evidence points to opportunities in the skilled trades. And yet, these jobs remain largely a man’s world. Despite higher salaries and increasingly valuable long-term employment prospects in the face of an artificial intelligence-driven white-collar jobs revolution, women remain significantly underrepresented in the skilled trades, research shows. They make up just a fraction of the workforce in…
Anyone who’s spent time around Gen Z — or watched news stories about them — has heard the stereotypes: They are more anxious, fragile, and coddled than previous generations. As a developmental psychologist at Harvard, I study the experience of growing up across generations and I’ve heard every variation on this theme. To be sure,…
Gigi Gonzalez has a new rule for herself: She doesn’t work Fridays. “Fridays are my errand day,” says Gonzalez, 36. “That’s when I go to the dentist. That’s when I take my dog to the groomer [or] when I get my nails done.” For the rest of the workweek, Gonzalez keeps her schedule tight, working…
Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The spike in oil prices due to the disruption caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict has rattled global stock markets. However, the situation bodes well for oil companies, including attractive names that pay steady dividends. The recommendations of top Wall Street analysts can be very useful…
China’s latest wave of interest in OpenClaw is increasing the willingness of price-conscious locals to spend on artificial intelligence tools, potentially boosting AI players in search of a monetization path. In particular, Hong Kong-traded Tencent shares were trending lower to start the year. But news last week that the company was integrating its own version…
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman just took a step closer to building a conglomerate modeled on Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway , but the success of that ambition may come down to a deceptively simple ingredient, according to analysts at Piper Sandler. Ackman this week filed to list his hedge fund holding company Pershing Square Capital Management…
A drone view shows a large billboard sign featuring this year’s Oscar host Conan O’Brien towering over Hollywood blvd as workers prepare for the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026. Daniel Cole | Reuters Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Sunday’s Oscars, the film industry’s highest honors, with an unusually…
While attending college at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, Suras Nayak knew he wanted to leave his hometown of Hyderabad, India, and travel the world. “When I was growing up, I always had this idea somewhere behind my head that I always wanted to move abroad, but I was a little bit influenced…
President Donald Trump’s political action committee this week sent a fundraising email promising donors “private national security briefings” by the president himself and featuring a photo from the dignified transfer for U.S. service members killed in Kuwait. “For the first time ever, I’m opening up spots on the National Security Briefing Membership,” reads the email,…
