As they do every summer, publicly traded companies posted their second-quarter results while Americans were baring their bodies on the beach. But this year, the timing was apt. On several earnings calls in August, chief executives reassured investors that the…
Read MoreCastle Rock brokerage accuses former realtors of stealing leads, commissions
A small real estate brokerage is suing two of its former employees and the massive company they now work for, accusing them of stealing secrets and commissions. One of the realtors being sued said her former employer is just being…
Read MoreBan or Embrace? Colleges Wrestle With A.I.-Generated Admissions Essays.
Rick Clark, the executive director of undergraduate admission at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his staff spent weeks this summer pretending to be high school students using A.I. chatbots to fill out college applications. The admissions officers each took…
Read MoreLaszlo Birinyi, Leading Stock Picker and Market Forecaster, Dies at 79
Laszlo Birinyi, an investor who declared that he took little interest in corporate news, financial algorithms and even the economy itself, and who instead “listened” to the market, as he put it, developing a theory about the flow of money…
Read MoreFor Women With Money Issues, an A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Can Be Revelatory
Seven years ago, I wrote an essay about what life would feel like if I didn’t struggle with saving money. In it, I envisioned the power of having enough in emergency funds to tide me over in case I needed…
Read MoreJob Openings Dropped in July as Labor Market Cooled
The News The number of job openings continued to drop in July, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, another sign that the U.S. labor market is losing its momentum. There were 8.8 million job openings last month, down from about 9.2…
Read MoreElectric Vehicle Charging Can Be Confusing. Here’s What to Know.
With a push from Congress, automakers and charging companies are planning to install tens of thousands of fast chargers on American highways capable of refueling electric cars in half an hour or less. That’s good news for anyone who owns…
Read MoreThailand’s Weed Industry Is Poised to Grow Fast
In Bangkok these days, it’s hard not to notice the weed dispensaries catering to tourists that have multiplied since the government decriminalized the drug last year. Many of them take advantage of lax regulations to openly sell visitors dried marijuana…
Read MoreThis Is Public Housing. Just Don’t Call It That.
The Laureate is one of those apartment buildings that developers love to build and anti-gentrification types love to hate. Marketed as “inspired living,” it sits outside Washington, D.C., across the street from a Starbucks and a short walk from the…
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