Brent crude nears $120 as rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis fuel another weekly rally in oil prices, putting fresh pressure on Trump. Friday, October 23, 2026 The slow advance of oil prices towards the $120 per barrel mark is a nightmare scenario for US President Trump, even though there have been few … Read more
Jack Price joined the marines in fall 2021 knowing he would need a car to get around base and that he couldn’t afford a new one. A joyless, month-long search through dealer classifieds and Facebook Marketplace listings ended when his mother spotted a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta posted on her office listserv by a co-worker moving … Read more
Commuters pass through security lines at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Terminal 1 on March 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Stephen Maturen | Getty Images Fewer people are flying this year, but with airfares so high and climbing, airline executives say that’s okay. The number of people screened at U.S. checkpoints is on track for its first … Read more
In February, Matt Shumer, former CEO of Hyperwrite, posted a viral essay on his website titled “Something Big Is Happening,” warning of large-scale disruptions caused by AI that could disrupt the world order. Shumer posted another essay Thursday on his website and LinkedIn, this time titled “The Internet is Under Attack. Here’s How to Protect … Read more
Nearly 70 million American children are now beneficiaries of tax-advantaged investment accounts, courtesy of President Donald Trump, with $1,000 invested in index funds for those eligible based on their date of birth and, if promises come true, individual stocks, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Musk declared on October 19 that he will donate $10.66 billion to … Read more
During Meta’s earnings conference call on Wednesday, the company revealed that its board had approved a new class of non-voting shares, called Class C common stock. The shares give the holder an ownership stake but no vote in company decisions. This class goes into effect in January. Meta says it will use the shares to … Read more
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on October 21, 2026.NYSEU.S. Stock futures were mostly flat Thursday night after tech stocks sold off on concerns that AI trading may be faltering, at least in the near term. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 52 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures … Read more
1 Thing in Bloom Energy’s Strong Earnings That May Be Dragging Stock Down Barron’sBloom Energy Raises Outlook, Posts Higher Profits WSJBloom Energy (NYSE:BE) Beats Expectations in Strong Q3 2026, Guidance for Strong Full-Year Sales Yahoo FinanceBloom Energy Gains as Oracle’s 2.8 GW Deal and $25 Billion Brookfield Pact Set High Bar TIKR.comLower a 12% in … Read more
In case there was any doubt, Mark Zuckerberg will stay in California. Meta was apparently concerned enough that its founder and CEO might leave his home state that the company launched a new stock plan that could help offset the burden of higher taxes should a tax on billionaires, known as Proposition 40, pass on … Read more
Earnings season is in full swing, and Big Tech’s calls go beyond heavy use of “superintelligence,” which some interpret as an attempt to please the White House after it reportedly disliked the term “artificial intelligence.” Here are three moments from Tesla (TSLA), Meta (META), and IBM (IBM) earnings calls Wednesday night that stuck with us. … Read more