Trump Brazil tariffs could raise coffee prices
President Donald Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian imports is bad news for coffee drinkers. Brazil, the largest U.S. supplier of green coffee beans, accounts for about a third of the country’s total supply, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Coffee beans need to grow in a warm, tropical climate, making Hawaii […]
Jorts and ‘quiet Western’ wear are helping Levi’s stave off the impact of tariffs
“With the 90s and Y2K fashion in full swing, longer and looser-style shorts are in high demand,” Levi’s CEO says.
Delta says segmentation coming to high-end cabins
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is studying new types of airplane tickets — this time in the premium cabins at the front of the plane. Airlines spent years slicing up their coach cabins, from extra legroom seats to bare-bones basic economy fares that don’t allow changes or include a seat assignment. […]
How family offices bet on sports from fantasy apps to ski resorts
Key Points A third of investment firms of the ultra-rich have invested in sports, according to a new family office survey by BNY Mellon. While billionaire sports-team buyouts get the headlines, family offices are increasingly investing in adjacent assets like live-viewing venues and betting apps. Here’s how the family offices of ultra-rich sports team owners […]
A key piece of the next consumer-price report risks upsetting the bond market
The next major U.S. inflation report is set to arrive on Tuesday in the form of the consumer-price index for June, and will inform investors as to whether President Donald Trump’s tariff wars with other countries have had a sizable impact on inflation.
Space startup Varda raises $187 million to make drugs in orbit
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Space startup Varda announced on Thursday that it has raised $187 million in Series C funding, led by venture capital firms Natural Capital and Shrug Capital, to continue advancing drug manufacturing in space. The latest round included participation from Peter Thiel, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures and Caffeinated Capital. […]
‘I’m in California and plan to stay here’: I’m 61, lost my job and live off my $425K IRA. My house has $650K in equity. Do I sell?
“A very stressful year-long job search yielded less than satisfactory results.”
Delta Air Lines (DAL) 2Q 2025 earnings
A Boeing 767-332(ER) from Delta Air Lines takes off from Barcelona El Prat Airport in Barcelona on Oct. 8, 2024. Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines cut its 2025 profit forecast as it deals with lower-than-expected demand this year and as the industry manages a glut of flights, but the carrier’s […]
How Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on copper could hurt America’s AI ambitions
The time required to bring new marginal copper production online is measured in years, not months, one executive said.
Microsoft’s stock gets an upgrade. Why these analysts say it’s underappreciated in AI.
The sustaining growth of the company’s AI revenue and cloud platform Azure are not fully priced into the stock, Oppenheimer analysts said.
