Marketplace Stories

New data from the National Home Builders Association shows some optimism in the housing market. But Realtors in markets from Seattle to Miami say the picture on the ground is complicated.

Despite the entertainment industry slowing, major players like Netflix and Amazon are spending big on short stories, sometimes by unknown writers.

The success of chipmaker Cerebras in the public markets bodes well for the much-anticipated IPOs of AI giants Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX.

According to NielsenIQ, sales of alcoholic beverages fell 5.4% in April compared to the same month last year. The decline is most pronounced at convenience stores.

After Joe Moore was laid off from his job in tech in 2024, he started his own business repairing vintage guitar amplifiers.

Social media manager Tara Little supplements her income (and reduces living expenses) by working as a full-time house sitter.

Adam Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, talks about what to expect from President Trump’s meetings with President Xi Jinping of China this week.

Fiber optic cables carry internet to much of Europe. To get there, they travel along the floor of the Red Sea.

While both sales and inventories are up, analysts warn that consumers are being picky about what they purchase. And wholesalers need to decide how much to stock up for the uncertain future.

They want spots to be responsive to what’s on the screen. Enter agentic AI, which mirrors how online advertising works by buying and selling ads so campaigns can adjust.