Stocks Edge Lower After Consumer Spending Slides

A new report by the healthcare software firm Tebra found that 45% of the medical advice disseminated via TikTok is false or misleading. TikTok is the new doctor’s office, quickly becoming a go-to platform for medical advice. Unfortunately, much of that advice is sketchy at best.

Four Denver-area liquor stores say the state is illegally issuing too many liquor licenses to large, out-of-state grocery and big-box stores and are suing in an effort to have those licenses yanked. The lawsuit filed late last week in Denver District Court targets “liquor-licensed drugstores,” such as King Soopers grocery stores, Costco, Walmart and Target.

The continued RTO push was one of the most defining aspects of the state of work in 2024. EschCollection/Getty Images"Quiet vacationing," "coffee badging," and "ghost jobs" were part of the corporate lexicon in 2024. These are just some of the trends that came to dominate our conversations around work. Here's a look back at work in 2024.

It's been over two decades since "Elf" hit theaters. Warner Bros. Pictures; Michael Tran/Getty Images The beloved holiday movie "Elf" was released in 2003. Will Ferrell has been in other projects like "Step Brothers" and "Will & Harper." Zooey Deschanel starred in the series "New Girl" shortly after "Elf" debuted. It's been over 20 years since the modern holiday classic "Elf" hit theaters.

Party City said that it would close its stores. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, FileBig Lots, Party City, and The Container Store reported either bankruptcy or store closures recently. It's a cap on a tough year for many retailers. Shoppers of almost all income levels have been watching their spending in 2024.

Businesses are already being radically transformed by artificial intelligence (AI). Tools now exist that offer instantaneous, high-quality results in improving certain operations without the burden of high costs or delays. In fact, generative AI could completely upend the traditional ways that we measure success in business. Generative AI refers to programs that produce high-quality text, images, ideas and even complex software code in response to prompts (questions or instructions) from a user.