Restaurant CEOs focus on value as they aim to bring back customers

A sign advertises meal deals at a McDonald’s restaurant in Burbank, California, on July 22, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images Restaurant CEOs have become obsessed with the word “value” in explaining to investors why their sales lagged this quarter while sharing plans to revive traffic in the coming months. On McDonald’s quarterly conference call […]
Your stocks now trade at the mercy of the Japanese yen

Investors are feeling the pain of another massive global shift. This time it’s the yen carry trade.
Memo to the Fed: The economy’s growth scare is your wake-up call

Markets are worried that the Fed could get blindsided.
A pill that reverses Alzheimer’s disease? This medical breakthrough shows promise.

Research at UCLA shows restored brain function and memory.
My mother’s will leaves everything to her 3 children. My brother died suddenly — and his wife says she will receive her late husband’s share

‘Our spouses are not mentioned in her will and she was not a popular member of our family’
Charles Barkley commits to staying at Warner Bros. TNT Sports

NBA analyst Charles Barkley talking on set before the New York Knicks game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the then-Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 25, 2016. David Dow | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Charles Barkley is not retiring and he is not leaving TNT Sports. The star broadcaster and National […]
Disney raises prices for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+

The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Disney is raising prices on its streaming platforms. Starting mid-October, most plans for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will cost $1 to $2 more per month, according […]
In a stock-market meltdown, this retirement-account trick can save you thousands in taxes

But too few people know about it, or do it.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) earnings Q2 2024

A sign outside of the Warner Brothers Discovery Techwood Turner Broadcasting campus is seen on June 26, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery‘s stock dropped Wednesday after it reported a $9.1 billion write-down on its TV networks and missed analyst estimates on revenue. Here is how Warner Bros. Discovery […]
The next big work perk? Getting your Amazon packages at the office. (Thanks, porch pirates.)

As businesses push for workers to return to their desks, the threat of porch piracy — the theft of packages left at people’s homes — looms large. So, a new approach may be merited.



