E.l.f. Beauty (ELF) earnings Q1 2026
E.l.f. Beauty’s profits fell 30% in its fiscal first quarter as new tariffs on Chinese imports begin to affect the cosmetic company’s bottom line. In the three months that ended on June 30, E.l.f.’s net income fell to $33.3 million, down 30% from $47.6 million a year ago. The company, which sources about 75% of […]
‘She lives alone’: My mother-in-law, 86, gets $1,300 in Social Security. Is that enough to live on?
“We provide housing for her and send her a couple of hundred dollars a month.”
Candy giant Mars partners with biotech firm to gene-edit cocoa supply
Packages of M&M’s milk chocolate candy are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store in San Diego, California, on July 12, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Candy maker Mars said Wednesday it has partnered with biotech company Pairwise to speed up the development of more resilient cocoa using CRISPR-based gene editing […]
Here’s how I barely talked my 80-year-old relative out of giving $40,000 to scammers
He was drawn in by a very sophisticated operation, and it took a lot of logic to convince him it wasn’t real
Warren asks FTC to consider blocking Dick’s-Foot Locker merger
Foot Locker and Dick’s Sporting Good stores. Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the FTC and DOJ to consider blocking Dick’s Sporting Goods’ proposed acquisition of Foot Locker, writing in a letter to the agencies that the merger could cut jobs, raise prices and reduce competition. The missive, sent Tuesday evening, asks the agencies […]
McDonald’s (MCD) Q2 2025 earnings
A corporate logo for McDonald’s hangs above the door of a restaurant on Broadway in New York City on June 11, 2025. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images McDonald’s on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as buzzy promotions helped its U.S. restaurants rebound. Here’s what the company reported […]
Banned Coinbase ad portrays a dystopian Britain — with only crypto as an exit
A controversial ad gets banned from television — for a message that is only implied.
Disney (DIS) earnings Q3 2025
A water tower stands at Walt Disney Studios on June 3, 2025 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Disney reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday, and Wall Street will be looking for updates on the state of its streaming, TV and movies businesses, as well as its theme parks. […]
High tariffs drive China imports down to a 16-year low. But U.S. trade deficits are still as big as ever.
High tariffs on China-made products drove U.S. imports from the world’s second-largest economy to a 16-year low in June — yet the dramatic shift hasn’t put a big dent in America’s overall trade deficit.
AI is impacting the labor market, young tech workers: Goldman economist
A screen displays the the company logo for Goldman Sachs on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Changes to the American labor market brought on by the arrival of generative AI are already showing up in employment data, according to […]
