Real estate list prices are gradually falling around the country, but cities aren’t experiencing the shift evenly as we slide into fall. In a new report, Realtor.com found that price trends across the country’s major cities vary, dictated by a mix of local factors, stubbornly high mortgage rates, and the ever-changing dance between supply and demand. Cities that saw home prices soar sky-high during the pandemic homebuying blitz are seeing pricing return to earth – a boon for weary buyers but a less welcome sign for sellers expecting to call the shots. August saw the 10th straight monthly year-over-year decrease…
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Back before September 11, 2001, it was commonplace for family members to see their loved ones off at the departure gate, or be there to welcome them when they stepped off the jetway. But after the 9/11 attacks, which occurred 25 years ago this Friday, that changed. 9/11 ushered in a raft of strict new security measures at airports nationwide, including banning most people without a ticket from passing the security checkpoint (there are still rare exceptions, like for people seeing a child off or people with disabilities). As of this month, however, those restrictions, too, are changing. The Transportation…
It’s never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend. The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, according to AAA motor club. Nicole Collins planned to head from Philadelphia to South Carolina to visit friends, but she said her family has spent most of the summer close to home and not taking their typical weekend trips because driving has gotten so expensive. “Gas…
“Widow’s Bay” ran away with eight early Emmys for its debut season Sunday at a ceremony eight days before the main awards show and telecast, while “The Pitt” had a strong second-year showing with four of its own and Rob Reiner posthumously won an acting Emmy nearly nine months after his killing. “DTF St. Louis” won big with six awards in the limited series categories, with co-stars and veteran actors David Harbour and Linda Cardellini both becoming first-time Emmy winners. “Widow’s Bay,” the Apple TV horror comedy with Matthew Rhys as the mayor of a small New England town dealing with a centuries-old curse, won…
I learned to perform under pressure at thirteen, sleeping rough on the street, where reading a room wrong could cost you far more than a meal—sometimes it was the difference between making it through the night and not. So when I tell you that most of what productivity culture sells you fails when the moment actually arrives, I’m not being contrarian for sport. I’ve watched it fail in stadiums, in boardrooms, and in myself. We’ve built an entire economy around optimizing performance. Morning routines. Focus sprints. Habit stacks. Cold plunges. Breathwork. Most of it is useful, and I use plenty…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning. As college students settle into their fall classes, I thought I’d use this week’s Modern CEO to suggest that aspiring business leaders consider majoring in English or literature. You read that right. I was an English major, and I regularly draw on my humanities education in my role as CEO, albeit of a small media company. My professors helped me appreciate nuance and originality (traits…
In 2019, a viral-tweet-turned-TikTok-audio lamented that no one “dreams of labor.” Maybe it isn’t wrong. Nevertheless, most people have to make a living and owe a debt of gratitude to labor organizers who helped make workplaces everywhere safer and more humane. Today (Monday, September 7, 2026) is Labor Day. While it may seem paradoxical that some places remain open on the holiday—which also marks the unofficial end of summer—figuring out where you can run errands and how you should plan ahead for the big BBQ bash can be confusing. We’ll help you with the list below. But before we get…
“Why isn’t common sense more common at work?” I’ve heard some version of this question more times than I can count, and it’s only increasing. I’ve asked it myself. I’ve been at nearly every rung of the corporate ladder, from working the cash register to sitting in board meetings. And it’s often people in the latter who could use a reminder to take a break from slide decks and spreadsheets and make decisions using their head—and yes, even their heart. To get there, it helps to have real examples. I get plenty of them whenever I follow up: “What happened…
Some people have complained that I said that Iran was winning and all they have to do to declare victory is survive. I am not here to read the propaganda. I have to call the shots according to what my computer is forecasting. I have also warned that the Neocons advising President Trump should be taken out of their positions in chains. They are putting not just the USA at risk, but the entire world with their warmongering stupidity. I have also written about how they have launched so many missiles at Iran, assuming they would bomb it into submission…
There was a time where being a high performer meant putting every other aspect of your life on the back burner and devoting all of your time and energy to your work. Family, hobbies, and other obligations were cast aside. Rest and sleep in particular were a luxury the high performer could not afford. That thinking is changing in several ways. For one thing, being a high performer at work for the long term does not necessarily require sacrifice of the rest of your entire life. Maintaining a family and some hobbies can be healthy and can provide interesting insights…