One of the most resonant words in the United States today is âaffordabilityâ. From rent and utilities to groceries and medical bills, prices seem to keep climbing. The term has helped Democrats win a ...
Australiaâs government is âdisappointedâ with Chinaâs decision to impose new beef import tariffs, with one industry group warning the move could damage trade worth over A$1 billion (US$667 million) be...
Tourists planning to spend Christmas in Hong Kong have fuelled a surge in guest house bookings since October, driving occupancy and room rates to their strongest levels in five years. But those arrivi...
US bankruptcies are on the rise. doockie/Getty Images From corporate giants to mom-and-pop shops, bankruptcies are piling up across the US this year. Large corporate bankruptcies have hit their highes...
The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced that a deal had...
Social Security tax rules will change in 2026. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Social Security tax rules will change in 2026 at the state and federal level. West Virginia will stop taxing Social Security be...
Briana Bello, a recruiter for Hard Rock Stadium, looks over a resume from a job seeker during a job fair Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Marta Lavandier/Associated...
Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series processors in a wide range of sizes and price points, all of which run the companyâs newest operating system, macOS 26 . Purchasing a new ...
Morgan Stanley named 184 new managing directors this week — here's the full list. Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Morgan Stanley announced the names of 184 new managing directors on Frida...
Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI This past weekend, the internet was set ablaze by a post on r/Confessions claiming to be from a software engineer-turned-whistleblower working at a food delivery app . "I...
A Grok investor said he's "deeply concerned" about the "speculative" data center market. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A Groq investor said he's "deeply concer...
Amazon could be taking another, even bigger swing at physical stores, this time with a Walmart-like supercenter. On Tuesday, the Orland Park Plan Commission in the Chicago suburb Orland Park, Illinois...
GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that launched the preservation-focused PC gaming marketplace in 2008. In an update on Monday , GOG announced that its co-founder, Michał Kici...
The author is grateful for the gift her grandfather gave her when she turned 21. Courtesy of Alice Draper For my 21st birthday, my grandfather gave me 21,000 South African rand (about $1,500 USD). How...
Netflix began hosting NFL games on Christmas in 2024. Brooke Sutton/Getty Images NFL Christmas games have moved to Netflix and Amazon as sports start to shift to streaming. Amazon and YouTube TV lead ...
Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift are all billionaires. Al Pereira/WireImage; Edward Berthelot/Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Beyoncé's net worth has officially reached $1 billion, according to...
Tim Cook made slightly less in 2025 than he did in 2024. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook earned $74.3 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2025. The tech gi...
An image of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile TrumpMobile.com The Trump phone was announced in June and originally set to be released in August. Now, the company's customer service says the phone won't b...
A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs. HUIZENG HU/Getty Images As AI companies snap up memory chips , smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply. IDC projected a 2...
Media giants are trying to solve their engagement issues as free streamers like YouTube take viewers. John Wilson/Netflix Audiences have increasingly shifted toward free streaming services like YouTub...