September 16, 2025 Oracle, Andreessen Horowitz consortium will control 80% of TikTok in U.S.: Report TikTok’s U.S. operations would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz, under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. A … Continue reading Oracle, Andreessen Horowitz consortium will control 80% of TikTok in U.S.: Report
September 16, 2025 U.S. credit scores suffer largest 2-year drop since Great Recession After more than a decade of steady improvement, the average American’s credit score fell for the second year in a row. Falling credit scores are just the latest sign that all is not well within the U.S. economy. According to a new … Continue reading U.S. credit scores suffer largest 2-year drop since Great Recession
August 25, 2025 2026 U.S. health insurance forecast: higher prices and less coverage BY Associated Press Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and coverage may shrink. That … Continue reading 2026 U.S. health insurance forecast: higher prices and less coverage
AI search is gaining ground, especially in Europe, but traditional search remains the primary method for finding information online. Mike Pastore on August 8, 2025 MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Traditional search continues to dominate user activity, according to a new report, with AI and ecommerce search … Continue reading Traditional search still dominates, but AI is making gains in the U.S. and Europe
August 07, 2025 Apple stock rises again after Trump and CEO Tim Cook appear at the White House to tout U.S. investment BY Sarah Fielding President Trump and the tech industry are continuing their dance of give and take. This time, it’s Apple doing the appeasing. On Wednesday, August 6, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple … Continue reading Apple stock rises again after Trump and CEO Tim Cook appear at the White House to tout U.S. investment
July 03, 2025 Jobs report: U.S. labor market beats expectations with healthy rate of hiring in June BY Associated Press U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the American labor market continues to show surprising resilience despite uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The unemployment rate ticked down 4.1% from 4.2% in May, the … Continue reading Jobs report: U.S. labor market beats expectations with healthy rate of hiring in June
June 23, 2025 How oil prices are faring after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites BY Associated Press Global markets appeared to take the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran in stride as investors watched Monday to see how Iran will react. The price of oil initially jumped more than 2%, fell and then regained … Continue reading How oil prices are faring after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
April 04, 2025 Stellantis to lay off 900 U.S. workers in ‘horrifying consequence’ of Trump’s tariffs BY Reuters Stellantis NV said on Thursday it was temporarily laying off 900 workers at five U.S. facilities and pausing production at one assembly plant each in Mexico and Canada, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs were announced. Trump broadened … Continue reading Stellantis to lay off 900 U.S. workers in ‘horrifying consequence’ of Trump’s tariffs
Consumers choose les expensive options they don’t see as inferior in quality. Can better consumer engagement fix that? Mike Pastore on March 25, 2025 More than half (54%) of American consumers say they don’t pay attention to the brands they buy, as long as the product meets their needs, a new report found. That’s … Continue reading Brand apathy growing among U.S. consumers
March 24, 2025 Could Tesla’s fall from grace upend the entire U.S. EV market? BY Dan Gearino and Inside Climate News When people are protesting at an automaker’s retail locations because of the CEO’s political actions, when that automaker’s sales are plummeting around the world, when that company’s vehicle lineup is sorely in need of a … Continue reading Could Tesla’s fall from grace upend the entire U.S. EV market?
