The markets continued their bearish turn on Monday, December 15, following the weekend, with major declines in AI and cryptocurrency stocks, once again igniting the AI bubble debate, as well as deeper dives into the Federal Reserve’s rate cut division. Coming tomorrow is the November jobs …
People need to eat, but what they eat depends a lot on their budget. Executives from lower-priced chains, including McDonald’s and Dollar General, have commented on how they are seeing sales growth with higher-income customers. “We’re pleased to see growth once again in our total customer count…
Topline The Trump administration began accepting applications Wednesday for the Trump “Gold Card” program, a fast-tracked pathway for foreign nationals to gain permanent resident status in the U.S. for $1 million. Key Facts The Trump administration debuted a website accepting applications for the million-dollar Gold Card visa program, inviting applicants to pay a nonrefundable $15,000
ToplineThe stock price for American Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency mining firm associated with President Donald Trump’s sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., stumbled Tuesday, rapidly declining more than 50% at times in the morning as the price of bitcoin recovers following a recent drop. American Bitcoin debuted on the Nasdaq in September.Getty ImagesKey FactsThe price…
Lecrae, winner of the “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album” award for “Church Clothes 4,” with trophy, at the 66th Grammy AwardsLos Angeles Times via Getty ImagesMany young people dream of building multimillion dollar companies while collecting Grammy Awards along the way. Very few actually do it, and almost none reshape an entire industry in the…
There’s something comforting about walking into Dollar Tree. Even though the days of things actually costing $1 are far behind us, the typical Dollar Tree purchase costs $1.25 to $1.50. That’s a far more palatable price point than what you might find at your local supermarket or Walmart…
ToplineTrump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social and a cryptocurrency treasury, reported a net loss of $54.8 million on $973,000 in revenue in the third quarter of 2025, according to a filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. President Donald Trump gestures as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert…
The U.S. auto industry has had a year unlike any other in recent history. On the one hand, 25% auto tariffs, which have since been renegotiated to a lower rate, have placed a burden worth billions of dollars on domestic and foreign car brands alike. While domestic brand Ford says it will lose about …
It used to be that dollar stores had a certain reputation — namely, that they were for income-constrained households or people down to their last $20 dollars in their bank accounts. But in today’s economy, dollar stores aren’t just for budget-conscious customers. There’s been a shift toward middle- …
Bitcoin has swung wildly this month as Elon Musk suddenly sets alarm bells ringing and warnings of an





