After a historic economic week, stagflation fears are back - Axios

The word "stagflation" revives miserable memories of the 1970s, when Americans faced a dreadful combination of higher prices and few job opportunities.

Citi brings back American muscle, Altitude Reserve in descent [Week in Review] - Frequent Miler

Several years ago, we wrote about a short-lived promotion that essentially made it possible to buy American Airlines miles at a price of about 0.41c per mile (long dead, but here it was). I bought thousands of dollars worth — and it wasn’t enough. I ran throu…

Shopper sparks outrage with photo of unbelievable sighting on Salvation Army shelves: 'People have lost their ... minds' - Yahoo Home

Reddit commenters were shocked.

Las Vegas tourism drops sharply as locals claim 'casinos are empty' in Trump's America - The Mirror US

Locals have jokingly referred to the famous Las Vegas strip as a ghost town as tourists stay away in their droves

CEOs Are Publicly Boasting About Reducing Their Workforces With AI - Futurism

Workforce reductions are no longer an admission that companies are struggling — CEOs are using them to boast about their investments in AI.

How Boeing is quietly betting on a 'brilliant' 39-year old engineer—and setting the stage for a turnaround - Fortune

Brian Yutko wowed his peers at MIT and his colleagues at flying-taxi startup Wisk. But can he rebuild engineering excellence at Boeing?

Watch industry in 'shock' over 39% tariff on Swiss imports like Rolexes - Business Insider

Trump's 39% tariff on Switzerland could spike luxury watch prices for both new and pre-owned pieces, impacting brands like Rolex and Cartier.

Gold Is So Expensive That Some Jewelers Are Simply Using Less of it Now - Investopedia

Gold, which is coming off a record high reached in April, is still up about 40% compared to a year ago, and the most important time of the year for the industry—the holidays—isn’t far off.

The Leaner, Meaner Chevron Is Ready to Fight - The Wall Street Journal

Top economist Brad DeLong to recent college grads: Don't blame AI for job struggles—blame the sputtering economy - Fortune

"For the longer-run, the rise in the college wage premium is over, and a decline has (probably) begun," the Berkeley economist writes.

Ten Fun (and Slightly Bizarre) Facts About Back-to-School Shopping - PYMNTS.com

Back-to-school spending is at a record high, with parents shelling out over $1,200 per household and turning to financing to cover costs. As parents turn

The Bond Market’s Fear Index Has Reawakened This Summer. Investors Should Brace for Fall Volatility. - Barron's

Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Shaping Up to Be a Lose-Lose Scenario for Retirees - The Motley Fool

Not even a potentially history-making moment will be enough to prevent retirees from getting the short end of the stick, yet again.

Epic’s win means Google has two weeks before the Android app store opens to rivals - Android Central

Google has 14 days to fix up the Play Store and settle its antitrust mess with Epic.

A vacancy on the Fed is opening early as Trump urges board to 'assume control' if Powell doesn't cut rates - Fortune

The 12 voting members of the FOMC make interest rate decisions based on a simple majority vote.

Here is XRP Price If Retirement Funds Allocate 1% to XRP - The Crypto Basic

This article examines the potential impact on XRP if global retirement funds were to allocate 1% of their $50 trillion assets to the coin.