Elon Musk exploits SpaceX breaks and lowers spacecraft expectations
Elon Musk returned this week to a new set of overly optimistic goals, this time regarding Starship’s future flight rate. The SpaceX CEO, while speaking at a White House event on Tuesday, reduced his Starship launch forecast for next year. SpaceX…
Walmart digital shelf labels add product search tools
Walmart aims to make it as easy as possible for its customers to find exactly what they want. The retailer is leveraging three new tools linked to its digital shelf labels to help customers and store associates better find products. This is the latest…
The U.S. economy is “overheating,” with strong growth in consumer spending and high inflation. The bond market sees it too
Particularly motivated was spending on discretionary goods and services that people buy for fun. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Adjusted for high inflation, consumer spending in August rose 0.55% month-over-month and 2.6% year-over-year, the Bureau of…
Amazon Prime refunds are coming. Scammers can be too
SALT LAKE CITY — An unexpected payment from Amazon would normally be reason to be wary. But for millions of people, Amazon’s unexpected money might actually be real. It’s been almost exactly a year since the FTC announced that Amazon agreed…
Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to lease chips
Reuters, which got its hands on Anthropic’s IPO prospectus, reports that the AI giant’s most notable partnership is with Broadcom (AVGO). “The company’s relationship with Anthropic spans hardware supply, equipment rental and…
Why Weird Brand Collaborations Are Suddenly Everywhere
Brands collaborate. It seems like every day brings a new announcement from a couple of companies (or a company and a celebrity) about some sort of co-branded product. In the past month alone, Dunkin’ and L.L.Bean came together to sell a tote bag…
This sneaky new office trend is helping hybrid workers get ahead
October 1, 2026, 5:09 a.m. ET As return-to-office mandates tighten, hybrid workers are turning to a new survival tactic: calendar tracking. Employees obsessively follow their bosses’ Outlook schedules to maximize face-to-face time, coordinating…
U.S. natural gas production expected to hit record high this winter
Tortoise Capital Managing Director Rob Thummel discusses the volatility of U.S. energy prices in Making Money. Cold weather is approaching and the United States is expected to see record natural gas production and healthy storage levels to help protect…
Mike Rowe says AI is fueling a surge in skilled trades careers
mikeroweWORKS Foundation CEO Mike Rowe explains how AI will change jobs after hearing from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Rowe says many skilled data center workers earn six figures or more. America’s skilled labor shortage has major employers sounding the…
Mike Rowe on the great shortage of tradespeople in the United States: “I don’t care about your politics. The math doesn’t care either.
Mike Rowe offered a straightforward way to describe the shortage of skilled workers in the United States: The country is losing craftspeople faster than it is replacing them. “For every five tradespeople who retire this year, two replace them,” Rowe said…