Author: EconLearner
Gold, symbol Au on the periodic table, as well as computers for the artificial intelligence industry and GLP-1 weight loss drugs helped put two airports at the top of the US port rankings for the first time.Getty ImagesTwo US airports, Chicago’s O’Hare International and New York’s JFK International, ranked first and second among all the country’s airports, seaports and border points in 2025, something that certainly hadn’t happened in decades and most likely never. Credit AI with an avalanche of computer hardware imports related to building data centers for the nascent AI industry. Credit “GLP-1 drugs” like Wegovy, Mounjaro and…
Jack Dorsey at h.wood Group & Revolve ‘Homecoming Weekend’ at Pacific Design Center on February 12, 2022 in West Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Roger Kisby/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)Penske Media via Getty ImagesJack Dorsey announced on Thursday that Block — the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay — is cutting more than 4,000 employees, nearly half its workforce. Wall Street responded immediately, and the stock jumped nearly 24% in after-hours trading. Within minutes, the market had added about $8 billion to Block’s valuation – if you do the math, and math is the real story here – that’s about…
As the US builds military assets around Iran, the world is asking if a bombing attack will occur, how soon, and if so for what purpose. The answer to the first is likely yes. And probably after India’s Prime Minister Modi has completed his visit to Israel in a few days. So expect the attacks to start a week or so later. And expect them to last a lot longer than last time. Why does the evidence show that we are not witnessing exercise? Mainly it amount of material and some types that definitively point to specific designs like E3…
JPMorgan Chase’s new world headquarters building (L) at 270 Park Avenue is seen from the Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center on November 13, 2025 in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesEarlier this week, President Trump asked Netflix to remove former Obama and Biden official Susan Rice from its board of directors. In Trump’s words to Truth Social, “Netflix should IMMEDIATELY fire the racist, Trump rousing Susan Rice or pay the consequences.” Trump was referring to the Justice Department he chairs, which will have a huge influence…
Data miners have uncovered more clues about what the Meta Quest 4, or at least an upcoming Meta VR headset, will look like. Meta Quest headset diagramAfterWhat resulted from these efforts is an extremely low-resolution rendering of the device and a highly stylized linear design of its basic shape. But that’s still enough to show how significant this departure from Meta Quest 3 is. The data miners that follow the web handles Moon and Samulis pulled this information from the Meta firmware — ostensibly part of the software that helps owners set up their headsets. They offer a look at…
How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesI forgot to include the Wordle Wednesday puzzle in yesterday’s Wordle Wednesday guide, so you’re getting it a day late with my sincerest apologies. I think I’ve been too busy or just particularly wiped out from all the exercise I’ve been doing lately. I’m approaching 45, and I’m pretty determined to be in much better shape at 45 than I was at 35. But it’s so tiring! I am tired all the time, even as I can tell I am getting much stronger and fitter. I guess it’s partly getting old and…
Adulting with Joyce Pring Episode 250 (full episode): Are you making this #1 money mistake that’s keeping you poor? On this …
The renewed attention to the world’s largest island reflects the view that the world is merging into three spheres of influence, centered on the United States, Russia and China. While some dismiss this geopolitical vision as Trumpian vulgarity, the troubling reality is that it is neither unique to Trump nor completely absurd.As the post-Cold War era recedes, a more regional and competitive order is reasserting itself. Great powers shape their immediate environment not only out of ambition but also because they face constraints. The farther one’s external influence extends, the more geography, domestic capability, or resistance from adversaries matter. Russia,…