Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump’s Freedom Fuel Isn’t Just About Cheap Gas. It’s Testing Whether Politics Can Influence Pump Prices.
Gasoline prices have once again become one of the most visible measures of the U.S. economy, as President Donald Trump seeks to play a role in their reduction after their spike resulting from the Iran war. That effort has found an unexpected symbol in the Freedom Fuel Network, a small group of gas stations in…
Read MoreThe World Cup Was Not A Win For Most Cities: Fans Filled Stadiums, Not Hotel Rooms
KEY POINTS Most World Cup host cities recorded lower hotel occupancy than a year earlier. Match-day spikes in occupancy failed to translate into sustained demand. Some cities spend more on providing services in support of the games than they take in as tax revenue. The 2026 World Cup was supposed to deliver one of the…
Read MoreStocks Rise, Buoyed By SK Hynix’s First Day Of Trading In The U.S.
Stocks rose on Friday buoyed by SK Hynix’s first day of trading in the U.S. The S&P 500 rose by 0.21%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite underperformed, climbing 0.27%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.30%. The South Korean company soared by 14% after the company’s ADRs opened at $170 per share. The ADRs were…
Read MoreCircle Wins U.S. Trust Bank Approval As Stablecoin Competition Intensifies. Shares Jump After OCC Green Light.
Circle shares climbed sharply Friday after the stablecoin issuer received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a national trust bank, giving the company greater control over the reserves backing its USDC stablecoin. The approval comes as digital asset companies continue expanding regulated financial services following the…
Read MoreTrump Appointed Kevin Warsh as the Federal Reserve Chairman. Now He’s Assembling an AI Taskforce
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has assembled a new artificial intelligence task force whose members believe that AI has the potential to reshape the U.S. economy in ways that could benefit government and industry. The task force, unveiled Thursday, is part of a broader initiative to bring outside expertise into the Federal Reserve’s policymaking process.…
Read MoreThe Complicated Reality of Facing Breast Cancer as a Physician
It all happened very, very fast. Between August and December of 2024, I went from having a clear mammogram and a clean bill of health to being diagnosed with fast-growing (or high-grade) stage 3 breast cancer. I had been extravigilant about my breast health too. My cousin passed away from breast cancer in 2018, leaving…
Read MoreYour Biggest Organizational Risk Is the Information You Share Every Day
What if the greatest threat to your company’s competitive advantage isn’t a hacker breaking through your firewall, but your own organization quietly publishing the pieces someone else needs to understand your business? That question has reshaped the way I think about corporate security. After years of working in investigations, intelligence, and executive protection, I’ve come…
Read MoreU.S. Home Prices Hit Record High As Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law Despite Trump’s Refusal To Sign It
The cost of buying a home in the United States reached another historic milestone in June, with prices climbing to an all-time high even as lawmakers remain deadlocked over legislation designed to make housing more affordable. The median price of an existing home rose to $440,660 in June, up 1.8% from $432,700 a year earlier,…
Read MoreOxylabs Reaches $3.6B Valuation With Warburg Pincus Investment
Oxylabs has received a $130 million investment from Warburg Pincus, valuing the data infrastructure company at approximately $3.6 billion and marking its first outside investment since it was founded in 2015. The investment is being made through the Warburg Pincus Capital Solutions Founders Fund and positions Oxylabs for its next stage of expansion as demand…
Read MoreThe War Didn’t End Their Careers. It Forced Them to Reinvent Them.
For millions of Ukrainians, the war has redrawn almost every aspect of daily life. Homes have been abandoned, careers interrupted, families separated, and routines replaced by uncertainty. Yet even as the conflict continues, another, quieter transformation has been unfolding, one that rarely makes international headlines. Across Ukraine, women are finding new ways to earn a…
Read MoreSK Hynix Listed a $28 Billion Share Sale. Its Stock Is Soaring On The First Day Of U.S. Trading
The stock of SK Hynix is soaring on Friday on its first day of U.S. trading. The company’s ADRs opened at $170 per share, a 14% increase, as appetite for the South Korean company remains elevated. The ADRs were initially priced at $149 as the company seeks to finance its expansion plans, which include new…
Read MoreTrump Says He Has Left Instructions Should Iran Assassinate Him
President Donald Trump said he has left instructions should Iran assassinate him. Speaking to the New York Post, Trump reiterated that he has “been on their list for a long time.” “I’ve left instructions: if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before,” he added. The remarks follow a…
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