Following an August 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump, the Department of Labor proposed a rule on March 30, 2026, creating a safe harbor for plan fiduciaries who add private equity, private credit, and other alternative assets to 401(k) lineups. The change could affect more …
It’s not often that dividend stalwarts are viewed as obviously mispriced, but Bank of America sees an exception in Coca-Cola (KO) stock. For generations of investors, Coca-Cola has delivered uninterrupted dividend income, paying every year since 1920, according to Investing.com. That record …
A lender dispute over millions of dollars has led a Hardee’s restaurant franchisee to file for bankruptcy to invoke an automatic stay of all legal actions against the debtor. Hardee’s restaurant franchisee Superior Star LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, facing an alleged seller …
Sneakers have become a collector’s item and a fashion statement. Limited-edition releases and a robust resale market have helped turn sneaker collecting into a multibillion-dollar secondary market, creating demand for specialty retailers that cater to collectors as well as traditional shoppers. …
Restaurant regulars usually notice the signs of trouble well before a location, or even a chain, shuts down. Before the first On the Border bankruptcy, for example, I noticed half-empty restaurants while customers waited because the location we often visited lacked enough staff. The food quality…
Meta’s stock is down more than 7% year to date. The company spent much of this year defending its decision to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into AI infrastructure, and investors who followed the Q1 earnings call on April 29 watched the stock drop another 6% to 7% after the company raised its …
At age 55, some people are still scrambling to fund their 401(k)s. But if you’ve been steadily making contributions and taking advantage of employer matching dollars since your 20s, you may reach your mid-50s with a pretty impressive pile of cash — enough cash that you can conceivably decide …
Being the richest person in world history comes with its own headaches, and Elon Musk has a migraine-sized one when it comes to his legal battles. Tesla is being sued for autopilot crashes, for misleading statements about Robotaxi, and for alleged workplace discrimination. Musk himself was recently …
Costco treats credit cards differently from pretty much any other major retailer. Instead of taking any credit card and offering its own branded card with bonus perks, the chain has an exclusive credit card partner. For a long time, the warehouse club worked exclusively with American Express and …
Southwest Airlines built its business on being an airline that allowed its employees, even encouraged them, to have personality. Before it dropped its in-flight magazine during the Covid pandemic, that publication had a section featuring stories about flight attendants, pilots, gate workers, and …





