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New vehicle monthly payments climbed to a record $772 in Q4 2025, with one in five buyers now paying over $1,000 a month. The affordability crisis is reshaping who can buy a car in America.
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready fired two engineers who created an internal tool to identify laid-off colleagues, sending a blunt message about dissent as the company slashes 15% of its workforce to fund AI.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index plunged to 84.5 in January, its lowest reading since May 2014, yet credit card data and retail sales tell a story of resilient spending.
Legal sportsbooks took in a record $1.76 billion in Super Bowl LX wagers, a 27% increase from last year, as prediction markets added another $100 million in volume.
The reconciliation law signed last July cuts $911 billion from Medicaid over 10 years and introduces the first national work requirements, threatening coverage for nearly 12 million Americans.
The Department of Homeland Security's funding expires February 13 after Congress left for recess without a deal on ICE reforms, raising the specter of a second partial shutdown in two weeks.
After cutting 11,000 positions in 2025, Ford faces up to 11,000 additional layoffs in 2026 as slowing EV demand, tariff pressure, and cost overruns force the automaker to restructure.
Toyota's US sales chief warned the company may raise prices three times in 2026 as auto tariffs push the average new car past $50,000 and the industry navigates its most unpredictable year in decades.
As layoffs surge to their highest January level since 2009 and hiring plans hit record lows, roughly 20% of displaced workers are turning to Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart to fill the income gap.
Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium is projected to generate up to $630 million for the San Francisco Bay Area, with record ad spending at $8 million per 30-second spot and $1.76 billion in legal wagers.
The Highway Trust Fund faces a $33 billion shortfall in 2026 as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act expires in September. Congress must act or risk halting construction across the country.
Legal sports betting on Super Bowl LX is projected to hit $1.76 billion, with total global handle approaching $4 billion, as the industry's explosive growth raises both profits and concerns.