Ford reports 16% sales increase in May amid employee pricing, tariffs
DETROIT — Ford Motor on Tuesday reported a 16.3% year-over-year U.S. sales increase for May, as the automaker continues an employee pricing program amid rising tariff costs and vehicle price increases. Sales for the Detroit automaker were led by a 17.2% increase in purchases of its vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines, as well as […]
Alaska Airlines to make Europe debut with Rome flights next year
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Washington, D.C., in Los Angeles, March 30, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alaska Airlines plans to start its first flights to Europe next year with nonstop service to Rome from Seattle. The Seattle-based carrier’s new route […]
What on Earth is going on with the American consumer?
U.S. workers are not sure whether to buy that new car — or brace for a recession.
Dollar General (DG) Q1 2025 earnings
Shares of Dollar General jumped more than 10% on Tuesday after the discounter raised its outlook, saying it drew more middle- and higher-income shoppers amid fears that higher tariffs would hurt consumer spending. The Tennessee-based retailer beat quarterly expectations for revenue and earnings. The company said it now anticipates net sales will grow about 3.7% […]
I help my elderly mother every day and drive her to appointments. Can I recoup my costs from her estate?
“I don’t want to upset her while she’s living. Stress makes her condition worse.”
McDonald’s is bringing back the snack wrap next month
McDonald’s Snack Wrap. Courtesy: McDonald’s McDonald’s snack wraps will return to U.S. restaurants next month as the fast-food giant looks to boost sales after a sluggish start to the year. McDonald’s introduced snack wraps nearly two decades ago but discontinued the item in 2016 because it slowed its kitchens down too much. Some franchisees kept […]
Dollar General’s stock soars as tariff pressures didn’t hurt profits or outlook
Dollar General’s quarterly earnings beat on all the key metrics and the full-year outlook was raised, even as tariffs could continue to pressure its core customers.
Hims & Hers to acquire Zava, a European telehealth platform
The Hims logo arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hims & Hers Health announced Tuesday it will acquire European telehealth platform Zava in its push to expand globally. “We’re excited to take this moment to really accelerate both the European expansion, but […]
More office space is being removed than added this year
After several years of deep distress, the beleaguered U.S. office market has reached an inflection point. This year, office conversions and demolitions will exceed new construction for the first time in at least 25 years. Simply put, more office space is being removed than added, shrinking the overall office footprint, according to exclusive new data […]
Why investors should care about Nvidia’s ‘very unusual’ relationship with CoreWeave
Nvidia is a significant investor in CoreWeave, and also sells the cloud company a lot of chips.
