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SpaceX Beat Estimates in Its First Earnings Report — the Stock Fell Anyway, on $18.4 Billion in Spending and a Lock-Up Opening August 6

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 5, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket standing vertical on its launch pad

SpaceX’s first earnings report as a public company was, by the usual yardsticks, a strong one.

Categories Money Tags Adjusted EBITDA, Elon Musk, Spacex, Stock, Wall Street

Salad and Go Files for Bankruptcy and Is Closing All of Its Remaining Drive-Thrus for Good

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 5, 2026
AI-generated illustration: Salad and Go Files for Bankruptcy and Is Closing All of Its Remaining Drive-Thrus for Good

Salad and Go, the Arizona-born chain that turned the drive-thru lane into a salad line, is going out of business entirely. The company announced Tuesday, Aug.

Categories Money Tags Arizona, Las Vegas Valley, Mike Tattersfield, Roushan Christofellis, Salad

Walgreens Is Closing Fewer Than 100 Stores in 2026, Not the Whole Chain

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 4, 2026
AI-generated illustration: Walgreens Is Closing Fewer Than 100 Stores in 2026, Not the Whole Chain

Walgreens is shutting down some of its pharmacies this year, but the chain is not going out of business.

Categories Money Tags Closing, Cottage Grove, Locations, New York, Rite Aid, Store, Sycamore Partners, Walgreens

2027 Social Security COLA Estimated at 3.6% to 3.8% — Official Number Comes in October

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 3, 2026 · Updated August 4, 2026
AI-generated illustration: 2027 Social Security COLA Estimated at 3.6% to 3.8% — Official Number Comes in October

Social Security’s annual cost-of-living raise for 2027 is not official yet, but the forecasts circulating now point to the largest increase since 2023

Categories Money Tags Cola, John Larson, Mary Johnson, Responsible Federal Budget, Senior Citizens League, Shannon Benton, Social Security
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