Sports Team Sale Prices Keep Hitting New Highs
This week’s deal for the Los Angeles Lakers, which valued the team at a record $12.5 billion, was the latest…
Worker Pay Isn’t Keeping Up With Inflation Once Again
When prices spiked in 2021-22, wages failed to keep up for many workers, new research shows. Now the pattern is…
How to Protect Your Home While You’re on Vacation
Store food in sealed containers and fix any leaking faucets or pipes, experts told our columnist, who had her own…
How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of…
FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk
Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious…
Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State
In a preliminary injunction, a state judge barred the prediction market from allowing residents to place bets on the bulk…
Gone in 20 Minutes: Half-Off Sushi Draws Throngs to New York’s Japanese Markets
At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on items like sushi are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best…
A Silicon Valley Dirt Farmer Hangs Up His Shears
Andy Mariani grows exotic and ethereally delicious stone fruit in the shadow of tech giants. But at age 80, it’s…
How Pennsylvania Got Hooked on Games That Look a Lot Like Slot Machines
A legal loophole kept “skill games” from being considered gambling. Now lawmakers are trying to save them from a court…
Salvage Company Hoping to Sell Titanic Artifacts Challenges Court’s Role
A Virginia federal court has awarded the company the rights to collect, but not sell, items from the shipwreck. But…