McDonald’s Profit Beat Expectations. But Its CEO Is Still Unhappy With How Sales Grew: ‘We Simply Didn’t Execute’

CEO Chris Kempczinski blamed inconsistent execution and a pullback in digital deals. The chain also named a new head of its US business.

You Could Get a $24,000 College Scholarship — Without Even Applying to Any Schools

Hundreds of universities are trying to bring in more students by admitting them before they even submit an application.

This Live-Shopping App Made $1 Billion Last Year. Some Users Say It Works Like an Illegal Lottery: ‘I’m Totally Addicted to It’

Whatnot lets users bid on trading cards, sneakers and secondhand fashion in fast-paced live auctions. Some can’t stop.

Gen Z Says This Is the Main Reason They Don’t Date: ‘Feels So Unattainable’

Gen Z increasingly chooses to stay home instead of go on dates, and more than half say this is the reason why.

Myspace’s Owners Say They’re Bringing It Back From the Dead. They’ve Already Lost $150 Million Trying.

Brothers Chris and Tim Vanderhook, whose company bought Myspace in 2011, confirmed in a documentary that they plan to bring it back.

SpaceX Stock Is Down Nearly 50% From Its High — Here’s Why It Could Get Worse Later This Week

Hundreds of millions of SpaceX shares that have been off-limits since the IPO become tradable for the first time. That’s not great news.

‘Everybody Wants That Money’: AI Companies Promise Blue-Collar Workers Salaries Up to $280,000

Tech giants like Google are pouring millions of dollars into trade apprenticeships and training programs.

OpenAI Exec Says Job-Seekers Should Stop Following This Common But ‘Bad Advice’

OpenAI’s chief economist goes against conventional career advice.

Nearly 720,000 People Stopped Working or Looking for Work in a Single Month. Here’s What’s Behind It.

It’s the biggest one-month drop in prime-age labor force participation since 1976, excluding the pandemic.