Posts by Amelia Frost
It’s Not Luxury Cars or Designer Bags. Having Three Kids May Be The New Sign Of Wealth.
Expensive cars, designer handbags or sprawling vacation homes are some of the most common signs of wealth. But a new difference between America’s richest families and everyone else may be something far more ordinary: a third child. Nearly half of families in the top 1% of the income distribution have at least three children, compared…
Read MoreMilitary-Grade Heat Ray Could Be Used To Drive Off Migrants at the Southern Border
The U.S. might start using a heat ray to drive off migrants at the southern border, according to a new report. The Pentagon is allowing the Department of Homeland Security to use the military-grade weapon at the border, CNN detailed. Officials describe the weapon as non-lethal. The Active Denial System shoots an invisible beam of…
Read MoreCompanies Keep Posting Solid Results. Stocks Climbed Again.
Stocks climbed again on Wednesday as companies keep posting solid quarterly results and traders look past geopolitical tensions. The S&P 500 gained 0.58, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average did so 0.69%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite overperformed, jumping 1.05% as it continues to recover from last week’s losses. The market was buoyed by SpaceX, which…
Read MoreTensions in the Gulf Keep Climbing. Washington Reportedly Prepares to Order the Departure of Some Personnel from Embassies.
The U.S. is preparing departure orders for some personnel in Gulf embassies amid climbing tensions with Iran and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to a new report. The move is particularly related to hostilities with the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, Reuters detailed. The U.S. embassy in Riyadh issued a security alert about more attacks in the…
Read MoreA New Mexico Judge Ordered Meta to Pay $25 Billion For a Case. Its Stock is Still Climbing.
Meta stock is climbing almost 2% on Wednesday despite a judge ordering the company to pay $25 billion over a case. Getty Images A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company guilty of misleading consumers about the privacy of their data a decade ago. “Facebook’s wrongdoing —…
Read MoreWhat Does It Truly Mean to Leave a Legacy? How Limbs for Life Is Turning Philanthropy Into Life-Changing Mobility
For Paralympic athlete Derek Loccident, the journey to winning two silver medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games began with an opportunity to rebuild his life following limb loss. After an accident resulted in the loss of his left foot, access to a prosthesis became an important part of his recovery. With support from the…
Read MoreMore Oil is Flowing Through the Persian Gulf Than Before the War. Prices are Still High.
A new report detailed that oil exports from the Persian Gulf have surpassed levels recorded before the Iran war. But other factors, like sky-high tensions in the region, as well as increased freight costs resulting from ensuing dangers, are keeping prices elevated. Brent crude, the international benchmark, edged up 0.06% and clocked in at $108.86…
Read MoreWhy the Future of Muscle Relaxation and Pain Relief May Be Topical
Muscle pain can be one of the most common reasons people struggle through a workday, skip exercise, or lose a night’s sleep. A 2025 study in Frontiers in Public Health found that low back pain now affects 452.8 million working-age people worldwide, an increase of more than 50% since 1990. That means hundreds of millions…
Read MoreCarlos Rodriguez Turned a Construction Labor Shortage Into a $32 Million Staffing Company
The U.S. construction industry needs to add roughly 349,000 net new workers this year just to keep pace with demand, according to a workforce model from Associated Builders and Contractors. A separate survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and the National Center for Construction Education and Research found that 92 percent of contractors…
Read MoreThe Difference Between Raising Capital and Selling a Company
A CEO who has raised capital ten times may still lack the relevant experience and knowledge necessary to carry out a successful M&A transaction. The two situations may look similar from the outside. Both involve investors, valuation, term sheets, and lawyers. But the skills are different, the risks are different, and the traps are different.…
Read MoreWhat Actually Makes a Management Company Worth Buying
Property management has become an unlikely target for investors. It offers recurring revenue, a diversified customer base, and strong collection rates because the manager controls the accounts and is resistant to broader economic changes. For example, the service is essential, and the industry fared well through the pandemic. Reuters reported in June 2026 that a…
Read MoreWhy the Next Competitive Edge for Law Firms Is Continuity
A client may hire a lawyer to solve one problem, but their legal needs rarely end when that matter closes. A business owner may need help with a contract today, an employment issue or property transaction tomorrow, and succession planning years later. A family may move from estate planning to probate. Yet the legal industry…
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