How Wall Street reckoned with climate change in 2023
(NEW YORK) -- Wildfire smoke bathed New York City's front-line workers in fumes, atmospheric rivers forced hundreds of thousands of California homes into darkness,... Read More.
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Pizza Hut restaurants in California could lay off thousands as minimum wage law goes into effect
(LOS ANGELES) -- With the minimum wage in California increasing to $20 an hour for fast food workers in 2024, some Pizza Hut franchisees... Read More.
Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads next month
(NEW YORK) -- Amazon will begin displaying advertisements in movies and TV shows on its Prime Video streaming service next month, the company said... Read More.
Holiday spending grew, erasing worries of a downturn
(NEW YORK) -- Consumer spending grew solidly this holiday season, rebuking concerns of a slowdown and reinforcing positive signals about the U.S. economy as... Read More.
Unions made 2023 the year of the strike. What will happen next?
(NEW YORK) -- Greg Iwinski, a late-night TV writer, walked off the job this year amid a dramatic surge of workers going out on... Read More.
Attacks on freight ships in the Red Sea could increase inflation. Here’s how.
(NEW YORK) -- Inflation is falling toward normal levels, according to fresh data released Friday from the Federal Reserve's preferred measure, the Personal Consumption... Read More.
Postage stamp prices scheduled to increase in 2024
(NEW YORK) -- While we welcome the new year, we'll also be welcoming an increase in the cost of mailing letters and packages.
Starting Jan.... Read More.
Wells Fargo workers form first union at a US megabank
(NEW YORK) -- Workers at a Wells Fargo branch in New Mexico voted to form a union late Wednesday, becoming the first employees at... Read More.
General Mills cereal sales drop as demand for pricey brand names diminishes
(NEW YORK) -- Breakfast foods maker General Mills, the brand behind familiar cereals like Cheerios, Lucky Charms and Wheaties, may not be a consumer... Read More.
Rite Aid banned from use of facial recognition in stores after thousands of false matches
(NEW YORK) -- Drugstore chain Rite Aid has accepted a ban of its use of facial recognition software for five years due to false... Read More.
Chick-fil-A could soon open on Sundays in some locations
(NEW YORK) -- The famously "closed on Sundays" chicken sandwich fast-food chain could soon be required to fire up the fryers and serve hungry... Read More.
TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites recalled over possible plastic contamination
(NEW YORK) -- Approximately 26,550 pounds of frozen TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products have been recalled due to possible contamination with "clear, hard... Read More.
