Retail

The pawpaw fruit is native to North America — but hard to get your hands on. Researchers and farmers weigh in on what the future of pawpaws might look like.

The end of a shipping loophole means that packages under $800 are subject to duties. That’s created chaos for consumers. 

And retailers are cashing in by catering to high-spending shoppers.

Demand to lease industrial spaces — meaning warehouses that store everything from car parts to construction materials — shrank by 11.3 million square feet in the second quarter of 2025.

Amazon launched its third party ad service in January and Macy’s is the biggest brand yet to sign on.

Uncertainty about inflation and tariffs is making more large companies think about restructuring, including splitting off brands that were part of big mergers.

The resurgence of Y2K fashion has been on trend for a while now: low rise jeans, wired headphones, bucket hats and so on. But plenty of brands are failing at capturing the favor of Gen Z consumers.

The tax credits lower the cost of an electric vehicle by thousands of dollars. The GOP tax and spending bill ends the credits on September 30.

Women are more likely than men to use buy now, pay later services, even though men carry more total debt.

And especially the Nintendo Switch 2.