Ten years ago, a record 17.6 million cars, trucks and SUVs were sold in the U.S. Some forecasts say the country might not come close to that number again. Analysts at consulting firm Bain & Company said several signs indicate the market is about to shrink even more. Falling birth rates, behavioral changes, high car…
President Donald Trump speaks about Trump Accounts at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Soon-to-launch Trump Accounts are a new vehicle for long-term savings and investing geared toward children, but they are not the first of their kind. In 2007, thousands of families in…
Kohl’s was once a retail darling, carving out market share as a department store catering to the middle-income American consumer with coupons and deals that drove loyalty. But over the past five years, Kohl’s stock has lost nearly 70% of its value, plummeting as the retailer reported weak sales. As department stores struggle to stay…
Hollywood is having its best summer since before the pandemic, and that hot streak is putting the annual box office on pace to cross $10 billion for the first time in seven years. The season, which runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, has tallied $1.8 billion so far through Sunday. That’s…
The Chicago Bulls celebrate during the game after Nikola Vucevic #9 of the Chicago Bulls scores the game winning buzzer beater against the Portland Trail Blazers on Nov. 19, 2025 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. Cameron Browne | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Walmart heir Lukas Walton and his wife, Samantha,…
General view of the exterior of San Francisco Bay Area Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match between Qatar and Switzerland on June 13, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. Fran Santiago | Getty Images As people around the world tune into this summer’s World Cup, some of the brands generating the…
Rainstar | E+ | Getty Images For the fifth year in a row, imposter scams ranked as the most reported type of fraud in 2025, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s latest data. While 80% of the roughly 1 million who filed an imposter scam report didn’t lose money, the other 20% lost a collective…
HP computers at a Best Buy store on Black Friday in New York, Nov. 28, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the global artificial intelligence race accelerates, memory chips are getting more expensive. As a result, costs of some consumer electronics are beginning to rise for retailers and consumers alike. Memory…
Woman applying estrogen patch during hormone therapy. Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Estrogen patches are in short supply as demand for the menopause medications skyrockets, and it could take at least a year for manufacturers to catch up. Prescriptions of estrogen patches have increased 162% over the past two years, according to data…
Oil tankers and cargo vessels are anchored off the coast of Oman after being stranded for days as congestion at Port Sultan Qaboos has prevented them from docking on June 23, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Elke Scholiers | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shipping traffic is recovering a week after the U.S. and Iran…