African millennials and Gen Z are quitting their big-city dreams to go make more money back on the farm
On a blazing afternoon in Senegal, 33-year-old farmer Filly Mangassa heaved peanut plants onto a horse-drawn cart, sending clouds of...
The weakest labor market since 2011 has BofA asking, ‘Dude, where’s my job?’
The weakest job market since 2011 is increasingly being framed not as a glitch, but as the new normal—one where...
New York City finally joins London, Singapore and other world-class cities with a tap-only subway system
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into...
Robinhood’s CFO transition played out over 7 years and included a powerful mentorship story
Robinhood is known for propogating memestock mania, making its founders billionaires, and changing how Americans invest. But a model of...
No one’s happier about calls for a ‘backseat Fed’ than Fed insiders who were targeted by the White House this year
With Trump 2.0, markets and the media knew they would get their fair share of double-takes. For me, the image...
Brigitte Bardot, sex symbol then animal activist, dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French actress who set the standard for a generation of female sex symbols in the 1960s and...
Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, injuring at least 15 and halting traffic on line
Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico injured at least 15 people and halted traffic along a rail line...
Silver rises to record above $80 in historic end-of-year rally
Silver climbed to a record, pushing beyond $80 an ounce for the first time to extend a historic end-of-year rally....
North Korea’s Kim tests long-range cruise missiles over West Sea
North Korea said it conducted a long-range strategic cruise missile launch drill over the West Sea on Sunday as it...
Trump says Ukraine and Russia are ‘closer than ever’ to peace after talking to Zelenskyy and Putin
President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal as he...
The job market in 2026 will suffer from ‘uncomfortably slow growth’ in the first half but reverse higher later in the year, JPMorgan says
The labor market cooled during a rollercoaster year for the economy and financial markets, and 2026 should start off slow...
This Warren Buffett-backed wildlife rehab center estimates not having old newspapers to use would create more than $10,000 a year in new costs
The sun would rise over the Rockies, and Robin Gammons would run to the front porch to grab the morning...
Louis Gerstner, CEO credited with turning around IBM, dies at 83
Louis Gerstner, who took over International Business Machines Corp. when it was on its deathbed and resuscitated it as a...
Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves one dead and another critically injured
Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say. Hammonton Police...
Bank of America’s Moynihan sees Trump’s tariffs starting to de-escalate
Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said he expects the Trump administration to de-escalate trade tensions next...
