A sign outside Brooklyn coffee shop Clever Blend offers a $6 gelato and espresso “recession special.”Lisa Kailai Han | CNBCAs fears of a slowing economy lurk in the background, some businesses are taking notice and bringing back so-called recession specials.Look up the term “recession specials” through Google’s search engine, and the list of results will include entries from the Great Recession nearly 20 years ago.Consider this Grub Street article from 2008 slugged “Recession Specials: Your Definitive Guide.” Or this 2009 story from The New York Times, which details the mealtime recession specials restaurants across New York offered as an act…
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia walks, as he has been released from the Putnam County Jail in Cookville, Tennessee, U.S., August 22, 2025. Seth Herald | ReutersU.S. immigration officials have notified Kilmar Abrego Garcia of their intent to deport him to Uganda, his attorneys said in a Saturday filing that accuses the government of pressuring Abrego Garcia to accept a plea deal.The move comes after Abrego Garcia, who in March was wrongfully deported to an infamous prison in El Salvador, was released from a jail near Nashville, Tennessee on Friday. He had been held there since he was returned to the United States in June…
In August, Time Out released its annual ranking of the word’s best cities, which includes the top cities for food, culture, and nightlife. For the first year, Time Out included the 10 best cities for for Gen Z to live in, according to them.The survey of over 18,500 people from around the world and across all age groups was filtered to pull the responses of people born from 1997 to 2012 to rank the best cities for Gen Z to live in. The categories surveyed were food, nightlife, culture, affordability, happiness, livability and overall city vibe.”The fact that our readers…
When the cost of a college degree can exceed $500,000, it’s smart to consider schools with reputations for providing students with the education and experience necessary to thrive after graduation.And when it comes to the best return on investment, the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta earns top marks for the third year in a row, according to The Princeton Review’s latest rankings. The publication considered colleges’ ratings in the following categories to determine which schools offer the best value:Academics: based on admissions selectivity and student surveysFinancial aid: based on school-reported data and student opinionCollege costs: based on the difference between…
It was a topsy-turvy week for Wall Street, saved by a big Friday rally. The market was looking at a weekly loss at Thursday’s close. But a day later, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell came through, hinting at possible interest rate cuts ahead. His speech on Friday at the central bank’s economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was just what investors had hoped to hear, and the stocks that can benefit the most led the market. The cyclical, more economically sensitive names were strong with DuPont and Home Depot among the winners Friday and for the week. Defensive groups lagged,…
Bank of America said there are several quality stocks that offer plenty of upside. The Wall Street investment bank said companies including Levi Strauss are well positioned for growth.. Other buy-rated stocks the firm is bullish on include TKO, Live Nation, TransDigm and PACCAR . Levi Strauss The denim company is firing on all cylinders, according to Bank of America. Analyst Christopher Nardone recently attended an investor meeting at Levi’s and came away impressed. “LEVI has multiple avenues for sustainable longer term growth including product expansion (led by women’s), [direct-to-consumer] momentum and premiumization,” he wrote. The bank is particularly bullish…
There’s worry retail investor exuberance in the exchange-traded fund space is flashing a warning signal for markets.As individuals pour billions of dollars into some of the riskiest pockets of the exchange-traded fund market, some experts like ETF Action’s Mike Akins question whether the trend is a sign of markets overheating.”Product proliferation in the ETF market is at its all-time high right now,” the firm’s founding partner told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “We are seeing signs of all of those types of niche strategies, especially in the thematic and innovative space, starting to approach 2020, 2021 types of flows again,…
U.S. equities have proven resilient even as the Trump administration haphazardly implements policy changes, according to Morgan Stanley. The S & P 500 has risen almost 10% so far in 2025, while the Nasdaq Composite is higher by more than 11% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is ahead more than 7%. Stocks have climbed even as policy changes, from President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs to his extension of tax cuts from his first term to immigration limits, have spurred concern over the health of the economy and the state of consumer spending. Hiring has slowed meaningfully in recent months,…
Sending a freshman off to college is almost always an expensive endeavor, but the latest viral trend is taking back-to-school shopping to the next level.Extreme dorm makeovers are becoming increasingly popular, with some parents shelling out tens of thousands of dollars and hiring professional interior designers to transform their kids’ humble abodes into the dorm rooms of their dreams.Far removed from the beat-up mini-fridges and crooked posters of the past, the dramatic transformations are unnecessary, some say, and reflect the widening line between the haves and have-nots in the U.S.”Wealth disparity just becomes obvious on a college campus, because suddenly…
As earnings season winds down, investors should be on the lookout for some stocks that might still have room for upside, according to UBS. Stocks rallied on Friday , spurred by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments in Jackson Hole, Wyo. that suggested the central bank may begin adjusting its policy stance . Even with those gains, UBS has identified certain names that have already outperformed the market but still might have more upside potential, as “based on supportive valuations and [cash flow return on investment] momentum,” analyst Jenny Huang wrote in a Thursday note. She screened for stocks that…
