Teen brands win over wary Black Friday shoppers while other deals disappoint
This Black Friday, one class of retailers has figured out the trick of luring shoppers suffering through frigid temperatures and high inflation: teen brands.To tempt picky Americans, they are offering sales…
Lawmakers sound alarm over report on Hegseth’s boat strike order — ‘This rises to the level of a war crime if it’s true’
The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week’s Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike…
Even college graduates no longer think a degree is worth the cost as the once-safe path to the American dream is now seen as a risky venture
Americans’ views on higher education have reversed sharply in less than a generation, as the enormous cost and uncertainty about finding work have turned college into a significant life risk.Meanwhile,…
From Martha Stewart to Dockers to Toys “R” Us, brand managers are raking in billions betting on classic American names
A mystery has been roiling longtime wearers of Dockers’ ubiquitous khaki men’s pants: Why are things dropping out of people’s pockets when they sit down?By IwearPants’ measurement, the pockets on…
Worldwide markets roiled by data-center snafu in Chicago suburb
One of the first signs of trouble arrived at 9:41 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, when most of Wall Street was shut and traders were still enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday…
Why the economy has that ‘weird feeling of something you like getting worse’: One of America’s top legal theorists on ‘the age of extraction’
Chalking it up to a “lack of discipline,” Wu said too many companies let things drift in the modern age of extraction. Strong competitors, legal enforcement, and a company’s employees…
‘Black Friday has really turned into like a full week event’: America spends Thanksgiving week cruising for deals amid $18 billion spending explosion
Consumers also spent a record $6.4 billion online on Thanksgiving Day, per Adobe. Top categories that saw an uptick in sales across both days included video game consoles, electronics and…
Swiss voters reject tax of up to 50% on large donations or inheritances, fearing exodus of wealthy instead of fighting climate change
Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as men must do already.In a…
Why the world’s top coffee producer is switching up its beans
In the coming years, coffee from Brazil might start to taste a bit different.The South American country is the world’s biggest producer of arabica, a mild variety of coffee bean.…
