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Cost to plug and abandon US Gulf of Mexico wells estimated at $30 billion

The United States has thousands of unplugged oil and gas wells, both onshore and offshore, that present potential environmental and financial risks to the...

Why is Tax Day on April 18 this year? How did early spring become...

Mid-April has arrived. And along with the spring sunshine, that means the often dreaded civic duty of finishing off one’s taxes.

Why Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed so fast?

The US banking crisis isn’t over yet. Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook...

What’s next for the startups that banked with Silicon Valley Bank

For two days after the run on Silicon Valley Bank, hundreds of startups faced the prospect of losing millions and even billions of dollars of uninsured deposits in the bank.

Should you pay for Meta’s and Twitter’s verified identity subscriptions?

Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for...

One-click checkout in online shopping could entice people spend 30% more

You’d probably guess that simplifying the checkout process at an online retailer will lead customers to buy more. The question is: How much more?

Why do grocery stores donate food? Because they make more money. Here’s how

Donating to food pantries does wonders for the public image of grocery store chains.

Tens of thousands have been laid off in tech: what will happen next?

Over 85,000 workers in tech have been laid off so far in 2023. So, what does this mean for the industry – and the wider economy?

What’s up with the recent rise in egg prices

As the price of eggs continues to climb in the United States, shoppers have been shelling out more money to get their hands on the common supermarket staple.

What does the debt ceiling fight mean to you?

The U.S. government is borrowing up to the $31.4 trillion debt limit, which has prompted Senate and House discussions on whether to raise it or risk economic disaster.