Amid ongoing uncertainty, some companies are pivoting to broader earnings expectation reports. Plus: Clean air, “peak” oil, nutrition trends, and the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene.
The jobs report says we’ve got a strong labor market. Do we? Plus: Rents hold steady, celebs promote wireless providers and a candlemaker weathers the slow season.
It was one of many programs cut under the new GOP tax and spending bill. Plus: The future of free trade, work-life balance, and a family-owned beauty salon.
“I think free trade has been dead and probably been dead for a while and isn't looking good for any time in the near future,” said Chad Bown, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
“I want a house so badly,” said Ashley Ayala of Texas. “But for work, I travel three weeks out of the month... It is very hard for me to justify the largest purchase of my life when I am only home one week a month.”