Recent corporate media spinoffs have been a mixed bag, with many failing due to the way they were set up, Wall Street analysts say. ... Read full Story
As a Republican-run Washington works to enact the party’s big tax and spending package, one key for many businesses has been to revive a trio of tax breaks that they have lost in the last few years. ... Read full Story
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By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 5/30/2025 3:19 PM
Regeneron’s stock is having its worst day in 14 years after the failure of late-stage trial of its COPD treatment, after analysts had just placed a high probability of a positive result. ... Read full Story
Americans say they have little confidence in the economy due to ongoing trade wars. But you’d never know it based on how much they’re spending — especially on food and drinks they didn’t make themselves. ... Read full Story
Households boosted spending in March, especially on cars, to avoid tariff-related price increases. They cut back last month as the tariffs started to kick in. ... Read full Story
“It [the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut] was constructed on the site of an 1830s shipyard built by three mariner brothers, George, Clark, and Thomas Greenman. They, like other entrepreneurs in the booming seafaring community of Mystic, took over low-lying and marshy lands whose gently sloping banks and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean were opportune for shipbuilding.” — Annabel Keenan, The New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Did you know?
If you’ve never had the opportunity to learn the history behind opportune, now’s your chance. Both opportune and opportunity come from Latin opportūnus, which can mean “favoring one’s needs,” “serviceable,” or “convenient.” Opportūnus itself, constructed from the prefix ob-, meaning “to,” portu- (stem of the noun portus, meaning “port” or “harbor”), and the adjective suffix -nus, suggests the value of any port available when a storm is brewing or raging. Portus has dropped anchor in other English words as well, including portal, passport, and of course port. Its footprint is also scattered across our maps in coastal place names, from Newport to Puerto Rico to Porto Alegre.