Japan’s capital Tokyo has topped the list as the world’s best city for a “workcation,” according to a 2025 report by International Workplace Group (IWG), a flexible and hybrid workspace operator. The results are part of IWG’s third annual “Work from Anywhere Barometer,” which ranks the top workcation cities globally — or where travelers can…
HSBC says its time to move to the sidelines on Cisco Systems . The bank downgraded the network infrastructure stock to hold in a Thursday note and lowered its price target to $69 per share from $73. HSBC’s forecast implies about 0.4% downside from Thursday’s close. Analyst Stephen Bersey said Cisco’s “restocking party seems over”…
A next generation iPhone 17 is held during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on Sept. 9, 2025 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple shares rose 4% on Monday as a new report showed iPhone 17 sales off to a strong start in the U.S. and China. The iPhone 17 series,…
Nobody is good enough to win the national championship in the ACC, and no one looks good enough to win the national championship in the Big 12. At this rate, we might get a 24-team College Football Playoff before a Group of 6 team makes a national title appearance. And yet … six of the…
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images IREN shares surged in extended-trading on Thursday before giving back nearly all of the gains after the data center operator announced a partnership with semiconductor giant Nvidia. Nvidia and IREN will deploy up to 5 gigawatts of the chip maker’s DSX-branded infrastructure designs intended to…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 24, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures rose Thursday night after President Donald Trump extended a deadline to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure, amid ongoing negotiations with the Islamic Republic. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures…
Swatch external store sign Peter Dazeley | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. investor Steven Wood accused Swatch Group of “worst-in-class governance”, proposing changes to the Swiss watchmaker’s board and governance reforms, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Wood, the founder of GreenWood Investors, which says it holds about 0.5% of Swatch‘s share capital, has…
Gold’s bull run this year has trounced even the artificial intelligence trade that drove stocks to all-time highs. The precious metal is now buckling a bit. Futures tied to the precious metal fell more than 1% on Wednesday, one day after plunging 5.7% — the worst daily performance since June 2013. The sudden declines put…
There are many situations where you may find yourself needing to tighten your budget, whether it’s because you were just laid off or, on a brighter note, you’re preparing to make a big purchase. Insert: A bare-minimum budget. A bare-minimum budget (aka a bare-bones budget) is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a budget that…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Justice Department’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell may, at first glance, feel far removed from consumers’ finances —…
