Gold prices have dropped since Trump’s reelection. Here’s why
After ripping higher for much of this year, the price of gold has suddenly become not so golden since Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Gold fell more than 4% in the four days since...
View ArticleAdvance Auto Parts will close 700-plus stores as the list of struggling...
Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket-parts provider in North America that serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers, said it will close more than 700 of its...
View ArticleWhat Is ‘MATGA?’ All about the latest anti-Trump trend sweeping TikTok
Trump supporters are demanding an FBI investigation into the latest TikTok trend, where women are reviving the spirit of Renaissance murderer Giulia Tofana in response to Donald Trump’s reelection....
View ArticleGen Z workers are more likely to witness workplace violence—but not speak up
In September, New York enacted a law designed to protect retail workers from violence on the job. The Retail Worker Safety Act requires companies with 10 or more employees to adopt a clear workplace...
View ArticleHundreds of Las Vegas hotel workers are now on strike. Here’s why
Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly publicized fight for a new contract.The strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas...
View ArticleAustralia is planning to block TikTok and Instagram for kids under 16
How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult. The Australian government’s...
View ArticleAI is already taking jobs, research shows. Routine tasks are the first to go
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT are already impacting the job market. A new study shows a 21% reduction in demand for freelance jobs that are automation-prone and don’t require consistent human...
View ArticleHow investors are reacting to the Trump trade’s global market victims
Big global investors are exiting popular trades that bet on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s tax and tariff policies boosting Wall Street and wreaking damage abroad and swooping in on some of the...
View Article‘Hawk Tuah’ girl launches an AI-powered dating app called Pookie Tools
Not many viral stars are able to translate their five minutes of fame into something tangible. But Haliey Welch, better known as the “Hawk Tuah girl,” has done just that. Welch became a trending...
View ArticleIllegal miners are trapped in a mine in South Africa. The government won’t...
South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official...
View ArticleNew FDA rules require TV drug ads to be more clear and direct
Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when...
View ArticleWhat is ‘MAHA’? RFK Jr. pushes new slogan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ as...
Election Day marked a win not just for Republicans, but also for the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative and its associated PAC. The PAC launched in September as a self-proclaimed “powerful...
View ArticleAfter Hurricane Milton, Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees’...
The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told...
View ArticleTech layoffs update: AMD, iRobot, 23andMe, and other big firms see job losses...
While the massive layoffs of 2022 and 2023 have thankfully not been replicated in terms of numbers in 2024, this year has seen a fair amount of job losses across various industries, with the tech...
View ArticleHow Europe is fighting brain drain as talent goes north
Until recently, aerospace engineer Pedro Monteiro figured he’d join many of his peers moving from Portugal to its richer European neighbors in the quest for a better-paid job once he completes his...
View ArticleRetail sales rose in October ahead of holiday season
Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady growth. Retail sales rose 0.4% from September to October,...
View ArticlePolymarket nailed the 2024 election call—Then came the FBI
As polls closed Tuesday evening, live cable networks watched the vote tallies, but they were still too close to call. Meanwhile, Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, pegged Donald...
View ArticleLawsuit alleging Elon Musk rigged Dogecoin is dropped
A lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of rigging Dogecoin is ending. Investors in the cryptocurrency who said the world’s richest person and his electric car company Tesla committed fraud and insider trading...
View Article55,000 Canadian postal service workers go on strike
Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said early Friday approximately 55,000...
View ArticleLeonids meteor shower peak: Where and when to see shooting stars tonight and...
When observing a streak of light in the night sky, you might think of it one of two ways. Romantics will call it a shooting star, but more practical scientists will label it a meteor. For those who...
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