L.A.'s Choice: More Dysfunction Or Spencer Pratt?

An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Sunday killed three family members, including a six-month-old baby, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Medics told Reuters that the Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp and killed Mohammad Abu ‌Mallouh, Alaa Zaqlan, and their six-month-old infant Osama. Photos from […]

"Going Through Some Pain": Dick's Smashed Most On Record As Foot Locker Bet Goes Limp Dick's Sporting Goods shares crashed by the most on record Tuesday after the sporting goods retailer slashed its annual sales and adjusted operating-income forecasts, as softness at recently acquired Foot Locker deepened concerns about the $2.4 billion takeover. "We're going to go through some pain," Chairman Ed Stack told analysts on an earnings call. Dick's now expects fiscal-year net sales of $21.9 billion to $22.2 billion, below its previous forecast of $22.1 billion to $22.4 billion, as...

The Great American Squeeze Of 2026 Authored by MN Gordon via Economic Prism, Does your American dream feel like it’s being put through a hydraulic press? If so, you’re not alone. Between rising rent and gas prices, escalating grocery bills, and sky-high health insurance premiums, Americans are feeling a relentless squeeze from all directions. That’s the painful reality. Recent economic numbers point to a weary consumer. In fact, consumer sentiment is at a 74-year low. To put that in perspective, Americans feel more pessimistic about the economy today than they did during the 2008...