Sick days hit different when you’re the face of a brand. Ryan Peterman, the host of “The Peterman Pod,” said a bout of illness almost ground his new independent career as a tech podcaster to a halt. In a six-minute YouTube video posted Friday, the former Meta engineer said he was bedridden for several days
When the US consumer is weakening, Walmart is usually one of the last dominoes to fall. When economic conditions get tough, low-income shoppers rely on it even more. It’s also become a destination for higher-income consumers looking to cut costs. That’s what made Walmart’s first comparable-sales loss in six years particularly hard to swallow on
