The senior population is booming. Caregiving is struggling to keep up
Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images In November 2022, Beth Pinsker’s 76-year-old mother began to get sick. Ann Pinsker, an otherwise healthy woman, had elected to have a spinal surgery to preserve her ability to walk after having back issues. What Ann and Beth had thought would be a straightforward Continue Reading
Oil prices, energy stocks in focus amid Trump’s new Ukraine peace plan
This aerial picture shows the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast off Saint-Nazaire, western France on October 1st, 2025. French authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia’s clandestine “shadow fleet”. Damien Meyer | Continue Reading
Japanese concerts in China are getting abruptly canceled as tensions simmer
The Beijing music venue DDC was one of the latest to have to cancel a performance by a Japanese artist on Nov. 20, 2025, in the wake of escalating bilateral tensions. Screenshot BEIJING — China’s escalating dispute with Japan reinforces Beijing’s growing economic influence — and penchant for abrupt actions Continue Reading
What it’s like traveling with a weak passport
Alex from South Africa lives in Singapore and frequently travels overseas for business and pleasure. But her passport is a big deterrent to free-and-easy travel — so much so that she is willing to “gladly” trade it for another. “If someone offered me a different passport, or my children a Continue Reading
Be selective with retail stocks in this economic environment
CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed earnings this week from Home Depot, Lowe’s, TJX, Target and Walmart, suggesting major retailers’ reports so far this season have been a mixed bag. “With all the handwringing about the state of the consumer, this was not looking like a great week for retail until this Continue Reading
OpenAI taps iPhone assembler Foxconn to manufacture AI hardware in US
OpenAI is partnering with Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, to design and build artificial intelligence data center components in the U.S., the AI startup’s latest announcement tied to its massive infrastructure development plans. While no financial terms were disclosed, OpenAI said in Thursday’s announcement that it will Continue Reading