Put two numbers next to each other and the auto repair business starts to look a little strange. The first is the size of the market. Mordor Intelligence estimates US automotive service at $211.14 billion in 2026, climbing to $281.23 billion by 2031 on 5.9% annual growth. Plenty of industries would love that curve. The…
I’m with Den Odell here in HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The <output> Tag. I have a real affinity for that tag, perhaps because of it’s lovely balance pairing with <input>. If you’ve got any sort of value you’re displaying that is derived from inputs, it’s the perfect tag. Not just semantically, but accessibly too. Most…
On July 19, 2026, dictator Daniel Ortega proclaimed that “there will never be elections in Nicaragua again.” The announcement sparked international outrage, although in reality, democratic elections in which political power could genuinely be contested had already been eliminated in practice more than a decade ago. In 2021, for example, Ortega and his wife, “co-president”…
Home Banking Revolut’s CEO Says US Banks Are ‘Out of Step’ With Global Consumers Revolut US CEO Cetin Duransoy reveals plans to target globally minded and “underbanked” Americans as it builds toward becoming a primary bank. After receiving conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national bank charter,…
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. I have good news and bad news for the holiday shoppers in the audience. The good news is that the US and China announced this morning — in the wake of…
A layoff, medical bills, a divorce, or damage to your home can disrupt your finances and leave marks on your credit reports. Credit can be rebuilt, but protecting your basic needs comes first. A credit score shouldn’t take priority over housing, food, or necessary care. This guide gives U.S. borrowers a 90-day reset and a…
By Lionel Barber In a radio address in December 1940, one year before the US entered World War II, Franklin D Roosevelt described America as “the arsenal of democracy”. Today, the guns are falling silent across the western front. Independent journalism, the lifeblood of an informed democracy, faces existential challenges, particularly in the US. The…
Lighter regulation and excess capital are setting up the biggest U.S. banking wave since the 2008 crisis. The U.S. banking industry is bracing for its most significant wave of consolidation since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new Bain & Co. analysis. The firm expects the number of trillion-dollar U.S. banks to grow from…
By David Walmsley, President, World Editors Forum, Editor in Chief, Globe and Mail | Mariya Gabriel, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information at UNESCO | Liz Corbin, Director of News, European Broadcasting Union. We are not short of information. We have never had more of it. Yet across the world, people struggle to answer the…
Tesla earnings can turn an ordinary trading session into a highly volatile one because investors are not simply evaluating what the company has already achieved. They are also trying to determine what those results mean for Tesla’s future growth, profitability, cash generation, and ambitious technology plans. A quarterly report is more like a dashboard: revenue,…