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FEATURED STORYGoogle's $80 Billion AI Bill Just Hit Shareholders
Alphabet is selling stock to fund the AI buildout. Berkshire is buying in. Investors are still flinching.
FEATURED STORYThe Strike Threatening GM's Truck Money
Nearly 1,000 UAW workers walked off the job at a Michigan axle supplier at midnight. GM says it has about two weeks of parts before production could be disrupted. Here's why it matters.
FEATURED STORYThe DOJ Just Indicted a Former FBI Director for a Seashell Photo. The First Amendment Implications Are No Joke.
On May 15, 2025, James Comey walked on a North Carolina beach, found some shells arranged in the shape of "86 47," captioned the photo "Cool shell formation on my beach walk," and posted it to Instagram. On April 28, 2026, the Department of Justice indicted him for it. The…
FEATURED STORYWhy Learning a Language Could Make You a Smarter Investor
In global markets, the first draft of the trade often is not written in English. One of the nastier little truths in modern markets is that local investors usually get the first draft of the story, and everyone else gets the recap. A study comparing Chinese- and…
FEATURED STORYThe Big Money Behind Greeting Card Holidays
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, which means it is also one of the biggest sales days of the year for bars and restaurants. NielsenIQ has called it the top-grossing day on the calendar for on-premise food and drink, and the more recent brand-level data makes the same point in bright…
FEATURED STORYFrom Cool Inflation to Hot Oil: How Investors Got Burned Overnight
The Hook: When Calm Turns to Chaos Just weeks ago, markets were beginning to breathe again. Inflation looked like it was cooling, central bankers were cautiously hinting at eventual rate cuts, and investors were allowing themselves to imagine smoother waters ahead. Then oil…
FEATURED STORYThe Hidden Oil Tax on Everyday Life
For most Americans, oil is easy to ignore until it starts making ordinary life more expensive. It tends to live in the background as financial noise until it suddenly becomes part of the weekly budget. That shift is happening now. Brent crude was around $101.47 a barrel on…
FEATURED STORY8 Marketing Campaigns That Went Viral for the Wrong Reasons
These weren’t just marketing flops. They were moments when brands lost their grip on the narrative. The McDonald’s Big Arch rollout is a useful reminder that, in 2026, a campaign can go sideways without technically failing. Chris Kempczinski’s taste-test clip got roasted for…
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