Food and drinks at the stadium typically cost more than comparable items outside the venue. Exclusive concession contracts, private stadium operations and restrictions on outside dining have created a captive market that allows teams and suppliers to charge fans more, even though many stadiums were built with taxpayer dollars. Today, fans in many stadiums are
President Donald Trump The highly publicized speech promising major revelations about interference in the 2020 election fell short. On Thursday night, the president made sweeping claims about Chinese interference and a “deep state” cover-up, and repeated debunked claims about non-citizen voting. He pointed to a document posted on the White House website as evidence, although
Ask most people what they love about camping, and they probably won’t tell you how easy it is to pitch their tent or how long the ice lasts on their Yeti. Yes, your tent should be set up quickly and your cooler should keep things cold, but then thoughts about gear should disappear while you
Big Tech earnings season begins next week with Google, but the most important number won’t be profits or revenue. It will be how much these companies say they will spend on AI data centers. Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have already laid out plans to spend more than $700 billion this year. Investors know that
three years ago, Lyft was floundering. Perpetual loser Uber was in danger of being completely off the road. The founders were in charge, and in March 2023, they hired former Microsoft and Amazon executive David Risher to turn things around. The new CEO expanded its service in other countries, made deals with Waymo and Nvidia,
Just when I turned 30, I moved to the Washington, DC area to look for a new job. I had just gotten out of a serious relationship and was finally moving out of the small town where I had grown up. I was ready to start a new chapter of my life and eager to
