Here’s why spaving is probably not the best financial strategy for you
Sometime in the mid 1980s, my stepfather was in need of a 15mm socket. At Sears, he discovered that it would cost about $8 to purchase the specific socket he needed. But a 299-piece socket set cost...
View ArticleHow to figure out your productivity style
How do you account for the hours in a day? Even when my workday isn’t consumed by meetings, I often look up and feel surprised to find that it’s already afternoon and I don’t have nearly as many...
View ArticleGoogle just designed a crazy infinite donut keyboard you didn’t know you needed
Google Japan has just released a new type of hardware keyboard. It calls it Gboard Double-Sided, aka the “Infinity Keyboard.” I call it the Krispy Kreme because it looks like a donut. The device is...
View ArticleWhat’s behind China’s slump in global exports?
China’s exports slowed sharply in September as global demand weakened, adding to worries over how to recharge growth in the world’s second-largest economy.Exports rose 2.4% in dollar terms from a year...
View ArticleElon Musk is becoming a liability for his own businesses
SpaceX just pulled off an audacious, successful launch of its Starship rocket booster. The event, which occurred Sunday, is a massive moment for Elon Musk’s space exploration firm, and could...
View ArticleCasio hacked: What to know about the data breach impacting the Japanese...
Casio, the Japanese maker of watches, calculators, and other electronic goods, is the latest company to fall victim to a major data breach. Last Monday, the company issued a brief statement announcing...
View ArticleFormer inmate exposes students to clean energy careers
Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes them about a 1980s furnace. Although they’ll encounter older equipment...
View ArticleEmployees could see higher quality healthcare benefits as employers get more...
A healthcare spending surge looms in the new year, and Business Group on Health is helping employers understand it. The nonprofit found in a recent survey that large employers expect the cost to treat...
View ArticleAppalachian power grids were hit hard by Hurricane Helene. But there’s a...
By the time Hurricane Helene made its way hundreds of miles inland on September 27, it had been downgraded to a tropical storm. But Helene remained unusually expansive and strong, fueled by the warm...
View ArticleDJT stock price: Donald Trump’s stock has jumped 84% in the past two weeks....
Fears that shares of Trump Media (Nasdaq: DJT) could collapse, following the end of a lockup period have pretty much vanished. Just weeks after the parent company of Truth Social hit 52-week lows in...
View ArticleTrump’s campaign used GoFundMe to raise millions after Butler and Hurricane...
Former President Donald Trump‘s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its network of deep-pocketed backers and everyday donors around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane...
View ArticleLilly Ledbetter, an icon of the equal pay movement, dies at 86
Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86....
View ArticleThe key local housing market metric to watch heading into 2025
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Heading into 2024, ResiClub noted that the key metric to watch for home price...
View ArticleHarris targets Black male voters in new economic proposals
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, concerned about slipping support from Black voters, unveiled new policy proposals aimed at Black men on Monday that include forgivable small business...
View ArticleHow this federally funded education program serves as a blueprint for the...
In 2010, Dreama Gentry met Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a much-lauded nonprofit that supports youth from birth through college in a roughly 100-block area of central Harlem. The...
View ArticleGoogle to buy nuclear power for AI’s energy needs
Alphabet’s Google said on Monday it signed the world’s first corporate agreement to buy power from multiple small modular reactors as the technology company looks to meet electricity demand from...
View ArticleThe Internet Archive is back online after a cyberattack
The Internet Archive is back online after new of a cyberattack took out its digital library and popular Wayback Machine on October 9. The Wayback Machine, a free online tool that lets users view old...
View ArticleNVDA closes on record high, Nvidia could top Apple as world’s most valuable...
Chipmaker Nvidia’s stock may just be the hottest thing on the stock market—and as share prices rise, it’s getting closer to becoming the most valuable company in the world. Nvidia’s shares were up...
View ArticleHardware store True Value files Chapter 11, joins list of retailers going...
A long-standing hardware wholesaler, True Value, is filing for bankruptcy. The 75-year-old brand made the announcement Monday, noting that it will sell its operations to rival wholesaler, Do It Best....
View ArticleHiding in plain sight: The key to fix Citigroup’s regulatory woes
Citigroup has struggled to adequately train employees in risk, compliance and data roles, according to the bank’s own assessment, shedding light on why it is taking it years to fix regulatory issues...
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