Small business uncertaintly hits all-time high ahead of Election Day

Wall Street might be booming, but Main Street is feeling more uncertainty than ever ahead of Election Day, as polling shows the race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is a dead heat. The National Federation of Independent Businesses’ (NFIB) Uncertainty Index surged 11 points in September to…

States raise taxes on rich to plug budget gaps and offset federal cuts

Blue states around the U.S. are planning tax hikes on wealthy residents to bring in additional revenue through a variety of proposals, including one state’s so-called “Taylor Swift tax.” The moves come after the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress,…

Florida restaurateur on Helene: ‘It’s an absolute gut punch’

Café L’Europe, one of the oldest buildings in St. Armands Circle, in Sarasota, Florida, has been flooded four times in the past 18 months. “That last one from Helene completely wiped out the restaurant. Every piece of equipment is ruined… It was gut-wrenching,” John Horne, CEO of Oysters Rock Hospitality,…

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How Online Businesses Are Winning Customers With AI Agents In 2025

If you scroll through Instagram stories these days, you might notice something: photos of vacations, engagements, and kids’ birthdays are giving way to targeted ads. They’re not there just to spam you—they actually work. The old shopping journey looked like this: need → search → buy. Today, that flow has…

Social Security faces a 19% benefit cut when trust funds deplete in 2034

The trustees for Social Security and Medicare released their annual report on the status of the entitlement programs’ trust funds, which are expected to be depleted sooner than previously thought. The Social Security and Medicare trustees “found that the Social Security and Medicare programs both continue to face significant financing issues.”Trustees…

Dems Push Back On Trump Pardons With Restitution Argument

Trump Is Different Whether one supports Donald J. Trump or not, his approach as president is notably different, especially when it comes to pardons and commutations. In his first term, Trump issued 143 pardons and 38 commutations, far fewer than Barack Obama. However, in his second term, by June 2025,…

Why Private Equity Is Coming For Casual Dining

You can’t charge $18 for a mediocre burger anymore and expect to survive, especially with private equity circling. The era of casual dining has come to an end. Nostalgia isn’t enough to keep the doors open, and the cracks are turning into collapses. TGI Fridays just filed for bankruptcy. Jack…

Turn LinkedIn Critics Into Your Biggest Personal Brand Growth Asset

Some people seem to have nothing better to do than add salty comments and share their bad vibes. Trolls are everywhere online. But rather than lose sleep over losers who probably aren’t making money or impact, you can use their words to build your success. Your next viral post might…

Trump unhappy with Powell for not cutting rates, floats replacement

President Donald Trump, unhappy with the Federal Reserve for not cutting interest rates, has called Chairman Jerome Powell a “numbskull,” “Mr. Too Late” and referred to him as a “stupid person” before policymakers left interest rates unchanged for the fourth time this year on Wednesday. He has also floated naming…

NTSB issues urgent warning for Boeing 737 Max engines after bird strikes

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to modify jet engines on Boeing’s 737 Max airplanes to prevent smoke from entering the cockpit or cabin in certain scenarios. The warning comes after two incidents involving Southwest Airlines planes equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines that…

Never Share These 7 Details Online, Warns A Former Detective

Criminals use the internet. Your oversharing could be putting you in danger. If you’re building your personal brand by showing up online and sharing your story, you should think carefully before you include specific details. If you’re posting when you’re on vacation, where you work, and what car you drive,…

Elon Musk calls massive Starship explosion in Texas ‘just a scratch’

SpaceX’s Starship exploded Wednesday night during a test at SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.  Around 11 p.m. local time Wednesday, “the Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase,” SpaceX said in a post on X.”A safety clear area…