A surge in early Social Security filings has many retirees questioning their choice. For those who change their minds, the SSA offers a limited-time escape hatch—but the rules and repercussions are critical to understand.
With average tax refunds projected to climb significantly next year, financial experts urge recipients to plan deliberately. We break down the smartest moves for your money, from bolstering savings to tackling high-interest debt.
The Southern-themed restaurant chain has issued internal guidelines requiring traveling staff to take meals primarily at company locations, a move that has sparked debate over corporate culture and employee autonomy.
The UK's tax authority has entered a strategic partnership with SAP to migrate its core Enterprise Tax Management Platform to the cloud, aiming to boost resilience, enable real-time analytics, and develop new AI tools for taxpayers.
Professional services firm S&W has named Marcus Peaker, a former PwC executive compensation lead, to head its own practice in the field, aiming to address growing corporate scrutiny on remuneration structures.
Nicolas Lecocq traded predawn bakery shifts for a computer screen, teaching himself to code. His frustration with complex WordPress themes led him to build OceanWP—a free tool that amassed over 500,000 users and generated millions, though not without costly lessons.
Major homebuilders are crafting a plan to develop up to a million entry-level homes through a federally-backed rent-to-own program, seeking to address the national housing shortage and win political favor, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Amid a broader retail pivot, QVC is aggressively expanding its beauty and wellness offerings as part of a critical turnaround strategy, even as parent company QVC Group grapples with declining revenues.
Governor Josh Shapiro unveils a state framework to manage the rapid expansion of data centers, balancing economic opportunity with community and environmental concerns as the issue gains political traction.
A routine call at a Stone Mountain hotel turned deadly Sunday morning, leaving a young Gwinnett County officer dead and his colleague fighting for his life after an alleged credit card fraud suspect opened fire.
General Mills faces a pivotal moment as it appoints a new independent director and updates governance bylaws, while simultaneously expanding a voluntary recall of Pillsbury Pizza Pops in Canada over potential E. coli contamination. These parallel developments underscore the balancing act between strategic oversight and operational risk management for the consumer staples giant.
The German state has acquired a 25.1% stake in the German subsidiary of Dutch grid operator TenneT for €3.3 billion, a move aimed at securing funding for critical infrastructure upgrades and reinforcing national energy resilience.
Standard Chartered has revised its Solana price targets, lowering the 2026 forecast but projecting a long-term surge to $2,000 by decade's end, citing the blockchain's potential to lead in micropayments and stablecoin transactions.
Bloom Energy secures a multi-billion dollar, multi-year agreement with American Electric Power, marking its largest commercial deal to date. The partnership promises a major rollout of Bloom's fuel cell technology but arrives as the company's stock faces intense scrutiny over its recent meteoric rise and long-term valuation.
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announces a major $3.5 billion manufacturing expansion for its injectable weight loss therapies, alongside forging two new research collaborations targeting hearing loss and autoimmune diseases, as its stock continues a meteoric rise.
Once a popular and practical finish, pebbledash render is now seen by many buyers as a dated eyesore that can knock thousands off a property's price. But is removal always the answer?
With its Albertsons merger blocked, Kroger is pivoting its growth strategy, channeling hundreds of millions into expanding its large-format Marketplace stores across Indiana, Texas, and West Virginia.
Visa and UnionPay International announce a strategic partnership to enable real-time, cross-border payments directly to debit cards in China, targeting one of the world's largest remittance corridors by 2026.
After four days of a partial government shutdown, a deal brokered under intense White House pressure is set for a final House vote, aiming to reopen key agencies. However, a separate, contentious battle over funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been deliberately postponed, setting the stage for another political clash.
Block's rollout of Bitcoin payment and conversion tools for millions of U.S. merchants marks a pivotal step in transforming the leading cryptocurrency from a speculative asset into a practical medium of exchange.
