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I Tried Joanna Gaines’ One-Pot Tortellini Soup; Best Easy, Cozy Meal

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Goldman Sachs forecasts US economic growth to accelerate in 2026

The U.S. economy’s resilience in 2025 is expected to carry over when the calendar turns to 2026, with growth expected to accelerate as tax cuts and more favorable financial conditions take hold and headwinds from tariffs and inflation ease, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs economists led by Jan Hatzius wrote in their 2026 outlook that this year’s economic growth was tempered by the impact of larger than expected tariffs, which pushed the average effective…

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Work Besties Ditched Jobs, Poured Their Savings Into Athleisure Brand

Tiffany Chng and Olivia Yiong said they went from being work besties to regular besties and then work besties again.The duo, both 31, met in 2018 and became inseparable while working at GuavaPass, a fitness app. Yiong was laid off when Guavapass was acquired by ClassPass in 2019.Two years later,…

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Small business owners remain ‘cautiously optimistic’ heading into 2026

Many small business owners are betting on growth in the year ahead, even as inflation, labor shortages and economic uncertainty continue to pressure operations, a new survey finds. About 80% of small business owners say they are confident in their outlook, and about 79% expect revenue growth in 2026, according…

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Cocoa Prices Soared, but I Refused to Shrink My Chocolate

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jerome Peñafort, 38, the founder of Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie in Singapore. The following has been edited for length and clarityOnce prices go up, they rarely come back down — and that’s definitely true for cocoa.For a small business where the main…

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