Federal employees are losing shopping interest

Affirm CEO Max Levchin said Friday that while the buy now, pay later firm isn’t seeing credit stress among federally employed borrowers due to the government shutdown, there are signs of a change in shopping habits. “We are seeing a very subtle loss of interest in shopping just for that group, and a couple of…

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All those corporate layoffs? Don’t blame AI.  

In the last few months, many well-known companies have announced layoffs of thousands of employees. Above Said it was getting rid of 48,000 employees. Amazon There is a loss of Rs 30,000. intel Firing 24,000. IBM, Target, to shelter, accenture And ford Thousands more are being eliminated. The list goes on. And the culprit? According…

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Block stock sinks after third quarter results miss estimates

Block shares fell 10% Friday after weak third-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations and showed slowing profit growth for the company’s Square service. Here is how the company did compared with LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 54 cents adjusted vs. 67 cents expected Revenue: $6.11 billion vs. $6.31 billion expected The Jack Dorsey-founded firm’s shares…

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In search of the real Nikola Jokić

Tim KeownNov 7, 2025, 07:35 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) ONE AFTERNOON THIS past summer in Sombor, Serbia, Nikola Jokić sat in an auto body shop and watched his friend Nemanja Pavkov work. They’ve been buddies forever, but this was the…

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Appeals court rules against Ohio school district in gender pronoun case

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday against Ohio’s fourth-largest school district over a policy that punishes transgender students for refusing to use language consistent with their gender identity. Parents Defending Education, which has been fighting the policy since 2023, argued that it is unconstitutional and that forcing students to use “preferred pronouns”…

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How much do popular obesity drugs cost?

popular weight loss drugs Like Wegovi and Zepbound will soon cost Americans less new Deal President Donald Trump announced this on Thursday. Agreement with drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will bring down prices So-called GLP-1 drugsWhich could ultimately cost as low as $149 per month. The average price of Blockbuster Injectables by Administration will…

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U.S. flight cancellations begin after FAA shutdown order

Travelers wait in line at a security checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on November 7 2025. Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty Images U.S. airlines started cancelling hundreds of flights on Friday, hours after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the cuts amid the more-than-monthlong government shutdown. The cuts were ordered as air…

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