IKEA announces $2.2B US investment, 17 new stores

Ikea executives said the locations of the new U.S. stores are still being determined but hinted at a particular region where the company is seeing demand.

MyPillow's Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5M in election data dispute

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has been order to pay $5 million to a software engineer in a dispute over data Lindell claimed proved China interfered in the 2020 U.S. elections.

Mortgage rates rise, add to affordability issues

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate increased to 6.39%. Higher rates and low housing supply is putting affordability constraints on would-be homebuyers. But there are still ways to find the best rate.

These jobs are safe from the AI revolution — for now

Jobs involving manual or outdoor labor or specialized knowledge are less likely to be replaced by AI-informed automation.

BuzzFeed to close news division, cut 15% of all staff

Pulitzer Prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division and cut another 15% of its staff across the company, adding to layoffs made earlier this year.

Twitter starts removing blue check marks from users who don’t pay

Twitter will require users to pay a monthly fee to keep the blue check mark. The social media giant had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue check system — many of them journalists, athletes, and public figures.

Home price growth continues to slow down: Fannie Mae

Home prices increased by 4.7% year-over-year in Q1 2023. However, that marked a significant slowdown from annual growth in the previous quarter. Still, low home supply and high mortgage rates have raised affordability issues for potential home buyers. Here’s what you need to know.

Water Street food truck ban, owners push back on proposal

Milwaukee Common Council members passed a temporary food truck restriction, banning them from part of Water Street. Owners are pushing back.

Microsoft agrees to buy Foxconn land in Mount Pleasant

Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land meant for Foxconn in Mount Pleasant to build a $1 billion data center.

America's retirement preparedness score drops: Fidelity

The average American has a 78% chance of covering estimated retirement expenses in a down market, according to Fidelity's 2023 Retirement Savings Assessment. Here’s what you need to know.

Milwaukee convenience store loses license over video, shows marijuana, guns

A Milwaukee business will lose its license for what was going on inside. People inside were dancing, smoking, talking about marijuana and waving guns.