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May 2024 Archive

Discover articles published in May 2024, grouped by section.

Business

May 30, 2024BusinessPrivate Insurers Used To Rely On Medicare and Medicaid For Big Profits. Now, The Programs Are Costing Them Billions.
May 30, 2024BusinessUnemployment Rates Rose in 78% of US Metro Areas In April
May 30, 2024BusinessSalesforce Growth Hits Record Low, Flashing Red Alarms For Software Companies
May 29, 2024BusinessNineties Nostalgia and a Brand Overhaul Has Sent Abercrombie’s Stock Up Over 500%
May 29, 2024BusinessCannabis Daily Use in the US Climbs, Overtaking Alcohol with a 15x Increase Since 1992
May 29, 2024BusinessBig Name Brands Are Feeling the Squeeze From Grocers’ Private Label Brands
May 29, 2024BusinessTemu’s Owner PDD Buys Its Way To Become China’s Most Valuable E-commerce Firm
May 28, 2024BusinessWith the US Election Just 4 Months Away, America’s Next Tax Plan Is Shaping Up
May 28, 2024Business2.951M Travelers Took Flight on the Busiest Travel Day Ever In US History
May 28, 2024BusinessNot All Chip Stocks Are Benefiting Equally From AI. This Investor Wants That to Change.
May 28, 2024BusinessSquare Embraces Lending for Growth with Small Businesses and Consumers
May 24, 2024BusinessBuy Now, Pay Later Firms Will Be Treated Like Credit Card Companies Under New CFPB Rules
May 24, 2024Business75% of Americans Say College Degrees Aren’t a Must for High-Paying Jobs
May 24, 2024BusinessAs Investors Flee, Starwood REIT Gets Desperate
May 24, 2024BusinessThe S&P 500’s Worst Performing Stock Is Also The Company That Sells The Most Expensive Leggings
May 23, 2024BusinessThe Department of Justice Says It’s “Time To Break Up Live Nation” After Ticketmaster Controversy
May 23, 2024BusinessWe’re Not In A Recession, Yet Over Half of Americans Believe Otherwise
May 23, 2024BusinessAmerican Chemical Giant DuPont Makes a Radical Move to Turn Itself Around
May 23, 2024BusinessFirst US Spot Ether ETFs Set to Start Trading in Coming Weeks
May 22, 2024BusinessFlorida’s Assisted Living Costs Are on the Rise, Thanks to A 125% Increase in Property Insurance Rates
May 22, 2024BusinessIs Target’s Disappointing Quarter An Omen For Retail Sales or An Outlier?
May 22, 2024BusinessSonos Amplifies Sound Experience with New Ace Headphones
May 22, 2024BusinessNvidia Earnings Continue to Stun, Announces Stock Split and Dividend Boost
May 21, 2024BusinessIs BRICS+ a Real Threat? Understanding the Growing Economic Alliance
May 21, 2024BusinessFlorida’s Ban On Lab-Grown Meat Might Hurt US Competitiveness
May 21, 2024BusinessEthereum Inches Closer to Spot ETF Approval
May 20, 2024BusinessVictoria’s Secret Is Relying On Nostalgia To Revitalize Its Stock, Bringing Back Its Decades-Long Fashion Show
May 20, 2024BusinessHomeowners are pulling back on renovations
May 20, 2024BusinessRed Lobster files for bankruptcy after years in the red
May 17, 2024BusinessHow Did The Once-Overlooked and Boring Utility Industry Become a Driving Force in The Market?
May 17, 2024BusinessSpending Is Rising Faster Among Those Earning Under $50K. Higher Wage Growth Is Helping.
May 17, 2024BusinessChina attempts another rescue of its struggling housing market
May 17, 2024BusinessCanada wildfires jeopardize oil production, threatening higher prices
May 16, 2024BusinessMicrosoft’s Carbon Reduction Plans Hit a Roadblock As Emissions Surge 29.1% Since 2020
May 16, 2024BusinessWalmart beats estimates in battle for top retailer spot
May 16, 2024BusinessBuffett reveals secret stake in insurance firm Chubb
May 15, 2024BusinessThey Tried To Take On Marriott and Hilton. Now, These Hotel Upstarts Are On Life Support.
May 15, 2024BusinessApril Core Inflation Up 3.6% Annually — Slowest Rise Since April 2021
May 15, 2024BusinessFor De Beers, diamonds might not be forever
May 15, 2024BusinessWind energy faces manufacturing woes
May 14, 2024BusinessBotox and Cosmetic Surgeries Are Becoming The Norm In a Digital AI Picture-Perfect World
May 14, 2024BusinessRent Prices Cooling Down as Rental Home Construction Surges 39% in 2023
May 14, 2024BusinessBoiling hot coffee competition risks spilling on long-time giants
May 14, 2024BusinessBiden sends a message to China with 100% Tariffs on EVs
May 13, 2024BusinessSam Altman’s Nuclear Energy Startup Oklo Goes Public via SPAC, Bringing Chamath Vibes
May 13, 2024BusinessRetail Media Ads Have Grown Nearly 50x Over the Past Decade, Challenging the Dominance of Linear TV.
May 13, 2024BusinessIn the “last mile” of battling inflation, rent hikes are slowing the fight
May 13, 2024BusinessInvestors cheer the return of Roaring Kitty by sending GameStop up 74%
May 12, 2024BusinessSalad-Making Robots Have Powered Sweetgreen’s Stock To Triple-Digit Gains. Next On The Menu: More Robots.
May 12, 2024BusinessSingle Stock ETF Assets Double in 2024
May 12, 2024BusinessLive from LA… it’s Netflix
May 12, 2024Business“Seriously underwater” mortgages aren’t scaring some investors away from real estate
May 9, 2024BusinessThe Gaming Industry’s Pandemic Revenues Are Gone — With Bookings, Growth, and Headcounts Shrinking
May 9, 2024BusinessRenewable Energy Now Powers A Record 30% of Global Electricity
May 9, 2024BusinessChina’s stocks riding a bull market wave with government support
May 9, 2024BusinessLeisure giants warn that hotel demand is leaving the country
May 8, 2024BusinessBig Tech Competition Is Fueling Arm’s Growth — But Valuations Are Scaring Investors Off
May 8, 2024BusinessDating apps keep getting ghosted
May 8, 2024BusinessAnalysts add Shopify back to their carts
May 7, 2024BusinessModerna Charts Its Return To Growth With Personalized Cancer Treatments
May 7, 2024BusinessGen Z’s Credit Card Debt Climbs 26% in a Decade, No Relief in Sight
May 7, 2024BusinessDisney+ is becoming less of a drag for House of Mouse
May 6, 2024BusinessMore Home Sellers Face Higher Taxes: 8% Hit by Capital Gains, Double 2019 Average
May 6, 2024BusinessFast-growing ETF Destiny seems destined for drama
May 6, 2024BusinessBerkshire plans for life after Munger (and Buffett)
May 5, 2024BusinessCovered Call ETFs Have Exploded In Popularity — Just In Time For Investors To Lose Their Money
May 5, 2024BusinessTwo-Thirds Of Small Businesses Are Anticipating An Increase In Revenue This Year
May 5, 2024BusinessBoom times for Bitcoin = boom times for Coinbase
May 5, 2024BusinessWhere have the jobs gone? Latest US jobs report shows big slowdown.
May 2, 2024BusinessBitcoin’s Rise and Memecoins’ Moment — Is It Too Early To Declare The Return of Crypto?
May 2, 2024BusinessMaersk Predicts 4.5% Growth in Global Container Trade Amid Strong Demand And Rising Freight Costs
May 2, 2024BusinessNovo Nordisk is still crushing it — but there’s an uphill battle ahead
May 2, 2024BusinessApple throws money at investors despite a tough start to 2024
May 1, 2024BusinessConsumers Begin Scaling Back on Spending After Strong Years for US Economy — With the Fate of Earnings and the Economy At Stake
May 1, 2024BusinessAfter Three Years Of Declines, California’s Population Growth Makes a Comeback
May 1, 2024BusinessInvestors get a bit more picky about their AI plays
May 1, 2024BusinessMarijuana could see rescheduling, boosting weed companies

Politics

May 30, 2024PoliticsDonald Trump Pulls a U-Turn on Crypto
May 16, 2024PoliticsPolitical Betting Platforms In Regulatory Crosshairs: What It Means

Technology

May 21, 2024TechnologyThe Internet’s Memory Loss: 38% of Web Pages from 2013 Have Vanished
May 8, 2024TechnologyAmerica’s Tech Future Is Looking Chipper As It Sets To Triple Its Semiconductor Production By 2032
May 7, 2024TechnologyApple’s new M4 chips signal better days ahead for investors
May 6, 2024TechnologyeBay Hopes AI Can Help It Get Ahead of The Competiton, But Competitors Have The Same Plans