Obamacare Could See Big Changes in 2026

0 Comments

A shorter open enrollment period, less help choosing a plan, higher health insurance premiums for many people — those are just a few changes now brewing that could affect your health insurance for 2026 if you have coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. One shift is the scheduled end of more generous financial subsidies […]


Google-Wiz deal ‘litmus test’ for Trump admin handling of Big Tech

0 Comments

The Wiz logo on a smartphone arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Seven months ago, Alphabet lost a marquee case against the Biden administration’s Justice Department, which accused the company of maintaining an illegal monopoly in search. Weeks earlier, Google’s pursuit of cybersecurity vendor […]


Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024

0 Comments

The U.S. power grid added more capacity from solar energy in 2024 than from any other source in a single year in more than two decades, according to a new industry report released on Tuesday. The data was released a day after the new U.S. energy secretary, Chris Wright, strongly criticized solar and wind energy […]


As Big Publishing Gets More Corporate, Shouldn’t the Salaries Go Up? ‹

0 Comments

I guess we’re doing this again. Over the past few weeks I’ve seen a few posts (I’m not linking to the posts in order to protect the innocent and underpaid) about how dismal publishing salaries are, and when salary discourse in a specific industry won’t go away, it’s usually for a very good reason. Let’s […]


Big Day for Crypto Goes South After Bybit Hack

0 Comments

The good news for cryptocurrency investors arrived just after 8 a.m. on Friday: Coinbase, the largest crypto marketplace in the United States, had reached a deal with U.S. regulators to dismiss a lawsuit that had hung over the industry for years. But within hours, the crypto market descended into a new crisis. At 10:51 a.m., […]


Crazy popcorn buckets are big business for movie theaters

0 Comments

Popcorn buckets are pictured during the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images For decades, popcorn has been a staple of the movie theater experience and exhibitors’ bottom lines. Now, the receptacle it comes in […]


Big Five Publishers Kept Hold on Hardcover Bestsellers in 2024

0 Comments

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Breaking Down Publishers Weekly‘s 2024 Bestsellers The latest issue of Publishers Weekly includes a deep dive into the […]


Big Lots in deal to keep hundreds of stores open

0 Comments

Big Lots said Friday that it has agreed with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to sell its stores, distribution centers and intellectual property to retailers, including Variety Wholesalers, in an attempt to maintain its brand and secure some outlets and jobs. The privately-owned Variety Wholesalers plans to acquire 200 to 400 Big Lot stores, two distribution centers, and would retain the associates, […]


Trump NASA pick Jared Isaacman made big bet on stablecoins with Shift4

0 Comments

Jared Isaacman, Mission Commander, steps out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission’s “Dragon” capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program. – | Afp | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, is […]


Hedge fund big and Kamala Harris fund-raiser Marc Lasry accused of sexual harassment by former executive he claims is trying to extort him for $50M

0 Comments

Hedge fund honcho Marc Lasry was accused of sexual harassment in a lawsuit by a former executive at his firm – less than a week after the billionaire lodged his own complaint claiming that she was trying to extort him for $50 million. Lasry — the co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and a major fund-raiser […]