My commute might look pretty unusual to most people: I usually catch a 7 a.m. flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco every Wednesday and fly home every Friday night — traveling about five hours door-to-door each way.I never planned on becoming a supercommuter. But an unexpected conversation turned into a job offer, and I found myself splitting my life between two cities.I live in Los Angeles, but I lead sales and marketing as Head of GTM (go-to-market) at the AI startup daydream. In addition to two flights, my weekly commute also consists of too many Ubers and more 4:30…
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Minnesota House Democratic Caucus Leader Melissa Hortman speaks with reporters at the state Capitol in St. Paul on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.Sen. Amy Klobuchar remembered fellow Minnesota Democrat Mellissa Hortman, who was fatally shot in her home early Saturday morning alongside her husband, Mark, as a “true public servant.””I just wish everyone in the world, the political world, knew this woman like we know her in Minnesota, loved by Democrats and Republicans,” Klobuchar said of Hortman, who was a member of the Minnesota House since 2005.”We started out together in politics, moms with young kids, and somehow she was able…
With the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry poised to grow in coming years, several stocks could be a way to play the trend, according to Goldman Sachs. “Autonomous vehicles have arrived for both rideshare and trucking,” analyst Mark Delaney wrote in a note on Monday. “The key focus for investors is now on the pace at which AVs will grow and how big the market will become, rather than if the technology works.” Delaney estimates that the U.S. rideshare market filled by AVs will hit $7 billion in 2030, equating to 8% of the total market. The analyst noted that there…
President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing a series of bills related to California’s vehicle emissions standards during an event in the East Room of the White House on June 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s second-term approval rating remains stuck in negative territory, along with general attitudes toward his administration’s policies, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.But immigration and border security remains an exception, as the president tries to drive national attention back toward his strongest issue — though Americans are closely divided even on…
As markets remain jittery amid still-shifting trade policy and geopolitical concerns, Wolfe Research is eyeing companies that steadily repurchase their own stock as a way to ride out the volatility. Wolfe’s consistent buyback basket screens for companies that have such a track record of stock repurchases that their share counts have fallen for at least 10 straight years. Chief investment strategist Chris Senyek said this basket of stocks typically performs well in defensive cycles, as well as heading into and out of recessions. Stocks took a leg lower while oil prices spiked on Friday after Iran retaliated against Israeli airstrikes…
China’s large labor force and internet ecosystem have supported fleets of couriers delivering an increasing range of products on demand. U.S.-listed BingEx has taken a unique strategy by dedicating one delivery person for each order, becoming “a pioneer in the dedicated courier service industry,” Deutsche Bank analyst Jessie Xu said in a June 10 report that initiated coverage on the stock with a buy rating. By using the Chinese company’s app, someone in China can have their suitcase transported across town, or have the courier buy a specific cake and deliver it to a party. The business operates under the…
A sign is posted on the exterior of a Verizon store in Daly City, California, on Sept. 30, 2024.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTrade negotiations and heightened geopolitical conflict are weighing on market sentiment, but investors seeking stable income can solidify their portfolios through the addition of dividend stocks.Tracking the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts could inform investors as they hunt for attractive dividend stocks, given that the investment thesis of these experts is backed by an in-depth analysis of a company’s fundamentals.Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform…
Customers order at a Starbucks in Manhattan Beach, California, on July 19, 2024.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAs Starbucks aims to bring back customers and assuage investors with its turnaround strategy, it is also winning over its store managers with promises to add more seating inside cafes and promote internally.Since CEO Brian Niccol’s first week at the company, he’s been pledging to bring the company “back to Starbucks” to lift sluggish sales. That goal was in full view at the company’s Leadership Experience, a three-day event in Las Vegas for more than 14,000 store leaders this week.Starbucks unveiled a…
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesSenate Republicans’ proposal to overhaul student loan repayment could trigger a surge in defaults, one expert said.The Senate GOP reconciliation bill’s higher education provisions “would cause widespread harm to American families,” Sameer Gadkaree, the president of The Institute for College Access & Success, said in a statement. The proposals do so by “making student debt much harder to repay” and “unleashing an avalanche of student loan defaults,” he wrote.The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
The flags of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union ahead of the Group of Seven (G-7) Leaders’ Summit in Banff, Alberta, Canada, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLeaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers will arrive in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit overshadowed by a widening war across the Middle East and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war with allies and rivals alike.Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation, which appeared to catch many world leaders unawares, is the latest sign of…
