Also: pricing mortgage rates, why airport food is so expensive, and a projectionist remembers his reel life.
Roughly 30% more companies made predictions that were rosier than analysts expected, according to a Bank of America analysis.
Brands are tasked with coaxing more inflation-weary parents into spending.
Projectionists wrangle miles of film for some movie screenings.
The federal funds rate, set by the Federal Reserve, is just the first layer that goes into determining mortgage rates.
“The cost of running a business in the airport is actually really high,” says Lora Kelley at The Atlantic.