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Girls small enterprise house owners extra frightened about Trump tariffs, financial system
Economic uncertainty affects everyone, but new data shows women small business owners are feeling the strain more acutely. This growing unease isn’t just a reaction to headlines; it reflects real concerns about inflation, market volatility, and long-term business viability. And it’s shaping how women view the economy and their financial future at a time when…
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Newark flight delays sparked by air site visitors management failure
People wait in line for a delayed flight at Newark International Airport on May 5, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Air traffic controllers lost contact with aircraft heading to and from Newark Liberty International Airport last week, their union said, detailing an equipment failure that led to massive flight delays…
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Trump tariffs on China imply ‘irreversible’ harm for a lot of companies
Container vessels and shipping containers at Yangshan Deep-Water Port on Oct. 18, 2024, in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Apple’s iPhone and other technology hardware, from chips to PCs, received a China tariff reprieve from President Trump on Saturday, but for much of the U.S. economy and small business owners,…
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Commerce struggle is alternative for Latin America
MercadoLibre CEO Marcos Galperin CNBC The CEO of Argentina’s MercadoLibre — often called the Amazon of Latin America — sees big opportunity for Latin America in the U.S.-China trade war. “If Latin America plays its cards well, I think could benefit from this volatility,” MercadoLibre CEO and founder Marcos Galperin told CNBC’s Robert Frank on…
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Canadian small companies are taking Trump’s tariffs personally
Close-up of ‘Shop Canadian’ poster displayed in a local storefront in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on April 4, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Just across the U.S.-Canada border, some small businesses are taking tariffs personally. President Donald Trump has said his wide-sweeping tariffs, even on some of the country’s closest trade partners, will…
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Goldman Sachs (GS) earnings Q1 2025
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Monday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $12.35 per share, according…
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Altadena’s various small enterprise group seems to rebuild after lethal LA wildfires
Little Red Hen, a family-owned cafe in Altadena, was destroyed in last month’s deadly fires. Courtesy: Shay family When the Los Angeles wildfires swept through Southern California in January, Barbara Shay lost much more than the building housing the cafe she owned. Gone were the ingredients for menu items like grits or pancakes. Gone were…
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Stellantis idles vegetation in Mexico and Canada as a result of tariffs
The Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant is shown on April 1, 2025 in Windsor, Canada. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is pausing production at two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico as the company attempts to navigate President Donald Trump’s new round of 25% automotive tariffs, the company confirmed Thursday. The actions are…
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Meta is concentrating on ‘tons of of tens of millions’ of companies for agentic AI
Meta Platforms is among the U.S. tech giants leading the race to invest in generative AI and the foundational large language models that the AI breakthroughs rely on, and it’s also taken an open-source approach to its AI development, allowing the tech innovations to be shared widely. Those innovations are occurring rapidly. “Not just daily.…
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Zepbound copycats stay on-line regardless of FDA ban
This week was supposed to mark the end of compounding pharmacies making copycat versions of Eli Lilly‘s weight-loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes drug Mounjaro. Online, it doesn’t look like much has changed. Popular websites like Amble, EllieMD, Willow and Mochi Health are all still advertising versions of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound. Some,…
