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Corporate earnings for big businesses are surpassing expectations, and not just in tech. Stock prices, though? Not so much.
Corporate earnings season is almost over. Here's a report card
With more than 90% of S&P 500 companies reporting, it’s looking like an A.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Corporate earnings for big businesses are surpassing expectations, and not just in tech. Stock prices, though? Not so much.
One regional Fed president says inflation is staying “well anchored.” Plus: credit card fees, AI in real estate, and corporate earnings.
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Where we're at with tariffs and inflation
One regional Fed president says inflation is staying “well anchored.” Plus: credit card fees, AI in real estate, and corporate earnings
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November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
One regional Fed president says inflation is staying “well anchored.” Plus: credit card fees, AI in real estate, and corporate earnings.
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A lot has changed in the streaming world since “Stranger Things” premiered in 2016 — and not just the cast’s ages. How have these changes affected prices for some of the most popular streamers over the past decade? Read this thread to find out!
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A lot has changed in the streaming world since “Stranger Things” premiered in 2016 — and not just the cast’s ages. How have these changes affected prices for some of the most popular streamers over the past decade? Read this thread to find out!
Cinema is back, baby! Sequels for Wicked, Avatar, and Zootopia are driving sales for what could be the best Q4 for theaters in six years.
Cinemas are optimistic for holiday ticket sales thanks to big-budget sequels
“Wicked: For Good,” “Zootopia 2,” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash” are all hitting theaters near the end of the year and could help push the movie industry to its best fourth quarter in six years.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Cinema is back, baby! Sequels for Wicked, Avatar, and Zootopia are driving sales for what could be the best Q4 for theaters in six years.
For many parents, the cost of raising a child is “like death by 1,000 cuts.” But New Mexico is taking one of the biggest costs off the table: child care.
What free child care in New Mexico will mean to one family
Even middle-class families can be severely cost-burdened by child care.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
For many parents, the cost of raising a child is “like death by 1,000 cuts.” But New Mexico is taking one of the biggest costs off the table: child care.
Prometheus Hyperscale aims to build the world’s first net-zero data center. But the amount of energy needed to run a large-scale center makes that goal a little tricky.
Can an AI data center be ‘green’?
Maybe, but even the ones that want to be environmentally friendly face energy challenges.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Prometheus Hyperscale aims to build the world’s first net-zero data center. But the amount of energy needed to run a large-scale center makes that goal a little tricky.
As they grapple with declining enrollment, universities are looking for ways to save. One cut they're leaning toward first? Satellite campuses.
As higher ed feels a financial pinch, some schools say goodbye to satellite campuses
Facing declining enrollment and competition from online programs, some colleges and universities are choosing to close campuses far from their central location.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
As they grapple with declining enrollment, universities are looking for ways to save. One cut they're leaning toward first? Satellite campuses.
Tax cuts for the wealthy are, in theory, supposed to stimulate economic growth. So why don’t those benefits trickle down?
Why doesn’t trickle-down economics work in practice?
The very rich have 1,000 times more wealth than the poorest households, according to a new report. That wealth is not improving the livelihoods of other people in the economy.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Tax cuts for the wealthy are, in theory, supposed to stimulate economic growth. So why don’t those benefits trickle down?
Your pandemic hobby might have been sourdough bread or pottery, but Ariel Bonkoski ventured into the business of mycology. Now Ariel’s Mushroom Company, like many businesses, is facing a tricky market.
One Minnesota business' slice of the mushroom economy
Ariel Bonkoski of Ariel’s Mushroom Company teaches how to identify and forage wild mushrooms.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Your pandemic hobby might have been sourdough bread or pottery, but Ariel Bonkoski ventured into the business of mycology. Now Ariel’s Mushroom Company, like many businesses, is facing a tricky market.
On top of using resources like water and electricity, data centers also have the potential to increase air pollution in the surrounding area. So what does that “digital smog” mean for a data center’s neighbors?
Does the AI boom threaten air quality? A Denver neighborhood is about to find out
Data centers could produce “digital smog” by increasing power plant emissions and relying on backup generators during blackouts.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On top of using resources like water and electricity, data centers also have the potential to increase air pollution in the surrounding area. So what does that “digital smog” mean for a data center’s neighbors?
Private employers added 42,000 jobs in October according to ADP, but much of that was concentrated in big businesses. So how is everyone else doing?
Small business owners are feeling the pressure of tariffs and a crowded labor market
In October, small- and mid-sized businesses actually shrank their headcounts, according to payroll processor ADP. That downsizing, said one business owner in Virginia, was due to the “devastating” tar...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Private employers added 42,000 jobs in October according to ADP, but much of that was concentrated in big businesses. So how is everyone else doing?
American consumers aren’t feeling great — unless they’re wealthy. Plus: A crowded labor market, mushroom foraging, and the week’s economic headlines.
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Consumer sentiment hits three-year low
American consumers aren’t feeling great — unless they’re wealthy. Plus: A crowded labor market, mushroom foraging, and the week’s economic headlines.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
American consumers aren’t feeling great — unless they’re wealthy. Plus: A crowded labor market, mushroom foraging, and the week’s economic headlines.
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Today on Marketplace.
Is that work emergency really a red alert? Nowadays, more workers are taking a beat to evaluate if that urgent request really warrants an urgent response.
We want to know: What constitutes a "workplace emergency" these days?
After all, odds are no one will die if you don’t forward that report before tomorrow morning.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Is that work emergency really a red alert? Nowadays, more workers are taking a beat to evaluate if that urgent request really warrants an urgent response.
Your Pokémon’s next evolution could be turning into an alternative asset. With renewed interest over the pandemic, some of the cards have rocketed in value.
One potential hedge against inflation? Pokémon cards
Over the past two decades, some of the rarest Pokémon cards have increased in value by nearly 4,000%.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Your Pokémon’s next evolution could be turning into an alternative asset. With renewed interest over the pandemic, some of the cards have rocketed in value.
As plans to cancel flights across the country go into effect, consumers could be turning away from air travel whether they want to or not. And losing those customers means airlines might be looking to squeeze more out of the ones they have left.
FAA flight reductions may lead to increased prices
The Federal Aviation Administration’s reduction in flights due to the shutdown could see airlines trying to make up for lost revenue by charging more on other routes.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
As plans to cancel flights across the country go into effect, consumers could be turning away from air travel whether they want to or not. And losing those customers means airlines might be looking to squeeze more out of the ones they have left.
New homes are hitting the market, and staying there. Mortgage rates and prices aren’t helping, but uncertainty is a big reason why buyers are holding off.
Why are there so many unsold new homes on the market?
There are more unsold, newly-constructed homes than at any time since 2009.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New homes are hitting the market, and staying there. Mortgage rates and prices aren’t helping, but uncertainty is a big reason why buyers are holding off.
China’s manufacturing sector needs workers, and its youth need jobs. But the changing labor market has caused a bit of a mismatch between the two. That’s where Zhinanche Robot Technology steps in.
Inside a training center that's trying to bridge China's robotic skills gap
The school trains automation engineers for automated factories. China’s manufacturing sector is desperate for skilled workers.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
China’s manufacturing sector needs workers, and its youth need jobs. But the changing labor market has caused a bit of a mismatch between the two. That’s where Zhinanche Robot Technology steps in.
AI infrastructure construction can create job opportunities in the areas where data centers are built, but then what? According to Former Philadelphia Fed President Pat Harker, investment in the community shouldn’t stop there.
A former Philadelphia Fed president's plan to train the AI workforce of the future
Former Philadelphia Fed President Pat Harker proposes using a tax on big tech companies to fund education programs for local communities.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
AI infrastructure construction can create job opportunities in the areas where data centers are built, but then what? According to Former Philadelphia Fed President Pat Harker, investment in the community shouldn’t stop there.
The FAA has called for a 10% reduction in flights due to shutdown-related safety concerns. For domestic flyers, travel experts recommend coming up with a backup plan.
How airlines and passengers are preparing for FAA flight cuts
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will cut thousands of flights due to the shutdown, citing safety concerns.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The FAA has called for a 10% reduction in flights due to shutdown-related safety concerns. For domestic flyers, travel experts recommend coming up with a backup plan.
Last month saw the most October layoffs in 20 years. Plus: unsold new homes, flight reductions, and robot upskilling.
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A 20-year record for job cuts
Last month saw the most October layoffs in 20 years. Plus: unsold new homes, flight reductions, and robot upskilling.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Last month saw the most October layoffs in 20 years. Plus: unsold new homes, flight reductions, and robot upskilling.
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Today on Marketplace.
SNAP benefits have been paused for the first time in the program’s history. At this Fresno food bank, where the line stretches around the corner, the demand is showing.
With SNAP benefits in limbo, food banks are facing a flood of new clients
The view from one location in Central California.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
SNAP benefits have been paused for the first time in the program’s history. At this Fresno food bank, where the line stretches around the corner, the demand is showing.
Can tariffs be a foreign policy, or are they just another tax? Many of the early lines of questioning in the Supreme Court case on tariffs seem to lean towards the latter.
Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump admin's tariff arguments
Are tariffs a form of taxation, a form of foreign policy, or both? The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin discusses.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Can tariffs be a foreign policy, or are they just another tax? Many of the early lines of questioning in the Supreme Court case on tariffs seem to lean towards the latter.
Southwest’s customer of size policy gave larger-bodied passengers a rare break on the cost of an extra seat. The airline will cut that accommodation early next year.
Southwest was a "friend" to plus-size flyers. Now it's changing its policy.
Southwest’s customer of size policy gave larger-bodied passengers a rare break on the cost of an extra seat. The airline will cut that accommodation early next year.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Southwest’s customer of size policy gave larger-bodied passengers a rare break on the cost of an extra seat. The airline will cut that accommodation early next year.
The share of homes being sold to first-time buyers hit a record low this year. For those without the benefit of previous home equity, it’s tricky to find the sweet spot for mortgage rates and home prices.
The housing market looks K-shaped, too
First-time buyers are going in one direction, while experienced buyers and sellers with equity are going in another.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The share of homes being sold to first-time buyers hit a record low this year. For those without the benefit of previous home equity, it’s tricky to find the sweet spot for mortgage rates and home prices.
Partial funding will be issued for November’s SNAP benefits, but exactly how much recipients will get and when they’ll get it is up in the air for now.
We catch you up on everything you need to know, plus answer some frequently asked questions about SNAP 👇
We catch you up on everything you need to know, plus answer some frequently asked questions about SNAP 👇
What to know about SNAP during the government shutdown
Plus, how communities are stepping up to feed their neighbors.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Partial funding will be issued for November’s SNAP benefits, but exactly how much recipients will get and when they’ll get it is up in the air for now.
We catch you up on everything you need to know, plus answer some frequently asked questions about SNAP 👇
We catch you up on everything you need to know, plus answer some frequently asked questions about SNAP 👇