Category: Investing

Investing 70-Year-Old Roast Beef Chain Closes, Citing Skyrocketing Beef Prices Sign of the Beefcarver, a Detroit-area institution operating for nearly 70 years, shut its final location after a 56% surge in roast beef pr… Oct 28, 2026

Investing Comcast Plans Major Layoffs as Broadband and TV Customer Losses Mount Comcast lost 144,000 broadband and 274,000 cable TV customers in Q3 2026, with revenue declines in both segments. Despite refreshed pricing,… Oct 28, 2026

Investing Michael Burry Sees a Familiar Pattern in Today’s Narrow Market Rally The investor who called the 2008 housing crash has been digging through four decades of S&P 500 data, and he keeps landing on the same c… Oct 28, 2026

Investing Index Funds vs. Individual Stocks: A ‘Core-Satellite’ Strategy for Retirement A 29-year-old investor with $270k saved wonders whether to ditch individual stocks for index funds. Planners suggest a 'core-satellite' appr… Oct 27, 2026

Investing Stocks Rise as Big Tech Earnings and Fed Meeting Take Center Stage Markets climbed Monday as AI optimism returned and investors braced for a pivotal week featuring Magnificent 7 earnings and a Federal Reserv… Oct 27, 2026

Investing Why Recovering Lost Fuel Supplies Is So Hard — and What It Means for Prices Refinery attacks have constrained global fuel supply, limiting options to bring prices down. For small business owners, sustained fuel costs… Oct 27, 2026

Investing Tariffs on Canadian Aluminum Raise Costs for U.S. Manufacturers A 50% tariff on Canadian aluminum imports has pushed prices higher for American manufacturers. Quebec's hydroelectric-powered smelters suppl… Oct 27, 2026

Investing Why Most Investors Still Fail at Stock Picking, According to a Former Hedge Fund Manager A former hedge fund manager argues that retail investors haven't become more sophisticated over the past 30 years. Many still chase individu… Oct 25, 2026

Investing 1-Minute Market Report: October 24, 2026 A quick daily snapshot of market performance, key indices, and notable economic signals that small business owners and operators should watc… Oct 25, 2026

Investing Digital Price Tags at Walmart and Best Buy Raise Pricing-Transparency Questions for Small Retailers Major retailers are adopting digital shelf labels, sparking debate over dynamic pricing, customer trust, and whether small businesses will f… Oct 25, 2026

Investing Retirement Income Strategies Beyond Annuities for Business Owners Exploring TIPS ladders as an alternative to annuities for generating dependable retirement income, relevant for small business owners planni… Oct 25, 2026

Investing Treasury Yields Snapshot: October 23, 2026 A daily snapshot of Treasury yields as of October 23, 2026, tracking benchmark rates across the curve. Movements in these yields influence b… Oct 24, 2026

Investing Critical PHP Flaws Spark Global Security Scramble: What Small Business Owners Need to Know Widely-used web infrastructure language PHP has critical vulnerabilities that leaked online, forcing governments and businesses worldwide in… Oct 24, 2026

Investing Oil Tops $116 a Barrel: What Rising Energy Costs Mean for Small Business Owners Brent crude hit a six-month high above $116 as Middle East tensions escalated. Rising energy prices ripple through every small business — fr… Oct 24, 2026

Investing The Death of Small Talk on College Campuses Has Real Consequences for Employers College students are socializing less than ever, and the ripple effects are showing up in workplaces. Some campuses are fighting back with p… Oct 24, 2026

Investing Battered Bond Market Starts Drawing Opportunistic Buyers After a punishing year for fixed income, some market participants are spotting entry points in the bond market, signaling shifting sentiment… Oct 24, 2026

Investing Trump Shifts Canada Tariffs to New Products as Trade Tensions Persist The White House clarified that tariffs on some Canadian goods are being swapped for duties on other products, leaving small business importe… Oct 24, 2026

Investing Trump’s Housing Order Targets Mortgage Insurance and Refi Costs: What Operators Should Know A new executive order aims to reduce mortgage insurance premiums and refinancing fees for homeowners and buyers. For small business owners,… Oct 24, 2026

Investing AI Buildout Hits a Rough Patch: Neocloud Stress, IPO Pulls, and Credit Worries Slumping AI-linked stocks, a pulled Solidigm IPO, and widening credit default swap spreads are signaling fresh stress in the AI infrastructu… Oct 24, 2026

Investing Record Leveraged Bets on Chip Stocks Backfire as AI Fears Resurface Traders piled record sums into a leveraged semiconductor ETF last week, only to get walloped as renewed fears emerged about returns on AI in… Oct 24, 2026

Investing How to Pay Off $4,500 in Credit-Card Debt in 2 Months A 32-year-old asks how to tackle $4,500 in credit-card debt within two months. The answer depends on cash flow, interest rates, and realisti… Oct 24, 2026

Investing Why a Booming Economy Doesn’t Feel Like One to Most Americans A once-in-a-generation investment boom has created lots of winners — but many Americans are feeling left out. The disconnect between headlin… Oct 24, 2026

Investing FTC: Fraud Losses Hit $3B as Older Americans Face Surging Six-Figure Scams Older Americans reported $3 billion in fraud losses in 2025, with $2.1 billion stemming from individual losses of $100,000 or more, accordin… Oct 23, 2026

Investing 10-Year Treasury Yield Falls Below 5%, Easing Borrowing Costs for Small Businesses Treasury yields dropped sharply Thursday as stocks slumped and oil prices surged, pushing the 10-year below 5% for the first time in nearly… Oct 23, 2026

Investing OpenAI Nears $30B Raise at $1.25T Valuation, Eyes 2027 IPO OpenAI is reportedly finalizing a funding round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, led by UAE investors. The raise is struc… Oct 23, 2026

Investing Etsy bans AI-generated recipes and patterns from its online marketplace Etsy has updated its marketplace policies to prohibit AI-generated recipes and patterns, clarifying rules around artificial intelligence usa… Oct 23, 2026

Investing Oil and Tanker Rates Climb Again as Markets Price in Supply Risk Energy markets are tightening as oil approaches prior Iran-conflict highs and tanker rates surge, raising the risk of another supply-driven… Oct 23, 2026

Investing Treasury Yields Plunge in Biggest Drop Since 2023 Banking Crisis Treasury yields posted their sharpest decline since the 2023 banking turmoil, driven by a 'take-back trade' rather than recession fears, acc… Oct 23, 2026

Investing Market Split: AI Trade Falters as Fear Grips Investors The artificial-intelligence trade is stumbling while CNN's Fear & Greed index signals fear and the 10-year Treasury yield posts its bigg… Oct 23, 2026

Investing BlackRock’s Rieder Flags ‘Historic’ Opportunity in High-Quality Bonds BlackRock's global fixed income chief Rick Rieder outlines his fourth-quarter outlook and makes the case that high-quality bonds currently o… Oct 22, 2026