My family tried 5 brands of jarred pickles from the grocery store. One beat the others by a landslide.
My family and I tried five brands of jarred pickles. Everyone in my family of four enjoys pickles, but I don’t normally give much thought as to which brand to buy. However, in an effort to be more intentional about my purchases, I recently bought and tasted five brands of supermarket dill pickles to see…
Natalia Grace’s boyfriend Neil helped her leave the Mans family — here’s what to know about him, and how they met
Natalia Grace in the documentary series “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks.” “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter” recounts how Natalia Grace Mans ultimately left the Mans family to live with Nicole and Vince DePaul, a couple with dwarfism who previously tried to adopt her when she was a child.…
How JPMorgan is moving closer to 5 days a week in the office
JPMorgan Chase may soon call all its workers back to the office, which would make it the latest large finance company to return to pre-pandemic working conditions. Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that America’s biggest bank by assets was developing a new policy that could eliminate remote work. The policy, which has not been announced…
Four Seasons CEO explains why the hotel brand is betting on $4,000-a-night cruises and private jet tours
Four Seasons, best known for its high-end hotels and resorts, also operates “private jet” tours and plans to add a cruise ship. If Four Seasons’ president and CEO, Alejandro Reynal, had it his way, travelers would be turning to the luxury hospitality company for vacations on land, at sea, and in the air. About 80%…
Nvidia stock touches record high after CEO Jensen Huang unveils AI’s ‘next frontier’ at CES
Nvidia stock jumped as much as 2% to a record high on Tuesday, one day after CEO Jensen Huang delivered the opening keynote to the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The gains on Tuesday briefly extended Nvidia’s 3% gain on Monday, though the stock reversed course to trade lower by about 2% around…
Meet the ‘silver squatters’: Adults in their mid-50s who are woefully unprepared for retirement
Nearly half of Gen Xers think they will need to postpone retirement, a Prudential survey found. Jim Thomas, a 52-year-old who works in a lumber mill, is well aware of how far behind he’s fallen in saving for retirement. His job pays “good money,” he says, but he’s still trying to plug the hole in…
I upgraded to a premium-economy seat on an 8-hour flight. It was so worth the extra $200.
Neos is an Italian airline. When it comes to flying, I usually just take my seat in coach. However, while purchasing a Neos flight for my September trip to Sicily, I noticed it would only cost me an extra $200 to upgrade from coach to premium economy. Since my flight was overnight and fairly long…
Stock market today: Indexes gain as Nvidia rises on fresh AI excitement
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Stock indexes gained Tuesday as chip darling Nvidia edged toward record highs and as traders braced for new economic data later in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose almost 200 points, while the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also edged up. Nvidia flirted with record highs, gaining…
My kids visited the US after moving to Spain. They were surprised at how many people wore their pajama pants in public and how big portions were.
The author’s kids (not pictured) were surprised at how much ice people put in their drinks in the US. Just over a year ago, my family moved from South Carolina to Madrid. There are so many cultural differences between the two countries, but what has surprised us most is what our kids notice when we…
