The retail market has no nostalgia. Just because a brand has been around for decades, or even a century, doesn’t guarantee it will continue beyond 2026. In the coming year, we may see the death of both Sears and K-Mart, two historic brands that helped define American retail. It’s almost unfathomable to think that Sears, … Read more
Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. If you’re wondering if Pinnacle Financial Partners’ current share price really lines up with fundamental value, you’re not alone. Shares last closed at $95.09, down 2% over the past week and flat returns over … Read more
Hamburger chains dominated the fast food sector in the 1980s and 1990s after the “burger wars” launched between McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s. The Burger Wars turned into the original Chicken Sandwich War, also in the 1980s, between the same three rivals. It was revived in the new millennium with Popeyes’ launch of the chicken … Read more
Hours after a massive traffic jam shut down Interstate 99 near Earlimart in dense tule fog, the southbound lanes were fully reopened and Caltrans began directing northbound traffic on Cecil Avenue beginning at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The crash, which occurred in near-zero visibility shortly after 8:15 a.m., sent at least 10 people to local hospitals … Read more
Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, providing new insight into this enigmatic category of viruses – and possibly also into the origins of multicellular life. The virus was found infecting an amoeba in a freshwater pond near Tokyo, researchers report. They named it “ushikuvirus” after the pond, Ushiku-numa, located in Ibaraki … Read more
Charlotte could see 7 to 13 inches of snow this weekend, updated National Weather Service maps showed Saturday afternoon. The weather was already wreaking havoc in the air — with more than 1,100 flight disruptions at CLT Airport — and on the ground, with the state highway patrol handling 340 wreckages by noon. Charlotte’s all-time … Read more
Earlier this week, we handed the Jalopnik audience the keys and asked you to share which new car you think offers the best value. There was a wide range of responses, from serious, logical to hilariously silly, but this is just a compilation of a few of my favorites, so feel free to come back … Read more
The treasures uncovered by hundreds of archaeologists so far during work on the controversial planned HS2 train line have been revealed exclusively to the BBC. The 450,000 objects, which are kept in a secret warehouse, include a possible Roman gladiator tag, a hand ax that could be more than 40,000 years old and gold dentures … Read more
Throughout the Trump administration’s month-long exercise in escalating rhetoric around the president’s burning desire for Greenland, a key line emerged. Rather than a bid for the mineral wealth buried in the Arctic island, which is semi-sovereign and administered by Denmark, Trump and U.S. officials have framed the territory as essential to bolstering the U.S.’s strategic … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy US financier who was arrested in 2019 on federal charges of child sex trafficking, has been accused by prosecutors of running a years-long abuse ring involving underage girls. Following the latest release of files related to the investigation, his name has resurfaced in the public discourse, most unexpectedly, among NASCAR fans. … Read more