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Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Americans continue to file their taxes ahead of Tax Day, the Federal Trade Commission has slapped a lawsuit against a company behind a popular tax filing [Read More…]

J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan coalition of senators introduced legislation on Monday meant to improve transparency in the highly competitive and notoriously murky federal contracting process, taking aim at companies that accept lucrative work [Read More…]

imagedepotpro, Getty Images (CHICAGO) — It’s no surprise Americans are feeling the impact of the country’s worst inflation in 40 years. In fact, the Federal Reserve is already considering raising interest rates again, according to [Read More…]

code6d/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vanessa Bryant has partnered with Nike to honor the life and legacy of her late husband, basketball star Kobe Bryant. The athletic apparel company announced Thursday that in collaboration with [Read More…]

leezsnow/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When it comes to the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, brackets are either busted or booming. So one brand came up with a way to sweeten the experience for everyone. [Read More…]

Dairy Queen (NEW YORK) — Pale pastel colors and fresh fruit are just a couple of indicators that we’ve left winter behind and moved on to sunnier spring days ahead. Dairy Queen has embraced both [Read More…]

IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As governments scramble to seize high-profile assets owned by Russian oligarchs, a quiet effort is gaining momentum in the West to target their alleged “enablers” — the lawyers, lobbyists and [Read More…]

Oxfamamerica.org (NEW YORK) — Women of color are disproportionately represented in the low-wage workforce, a new study released Tuesday found. Half of working women of color earn less than $15 an hour, according to Oxfam, [Read More…]

Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Google this week claiming there has been a pattern of racial discrimination toward minority employees. “Former Google [Read More…]

Melvyn Longhurst/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — LGBTQ workers and employee allies at The Walt Disney Company staged a walkout in protest of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by [Read More…]

FDA (WASHINGTON) — The brand behind a buttermilk pancake and waffle mix sold at Walmart has recalled a single lot of the product, some of which it says may have possible foreign material contamination. Continental [Read More…]

FDA (CINCINNATI) — The company that makes Jergens lotion is recalling select bottles of moisturizers due to possible bacterial contamination. Kao USA Inc., based in Cincinnati, issued a voluntary recall on March 11 and is [Read More…]

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — The criminal fraud trial of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the ex-boyfriend of convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and a top executive at the blood-testing company, is expected to begin [Read More…]

Melvyn Longhurst/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — LGBTQ workers and employee allies at The Walt Disney Company are planning to stage a walkout in protest of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say [Read More…]

Yevgen Romanenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While Russia’s attack on Ukraine has many serious humanitarian consequences, there are also financial ones. Russia has collectively borrowed approximately $480 billion. Some of that money is sovereign debt [Read More…]

Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The District of Columbia is suing Grubhub, accusing the food delivery service of deceptive trade practices that are misleading to customers and taking advantage of local restaurants. The [Read More…]

Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With rising costs and inflation impacting everything from food to gas, it’s no surprise that home prices for buyers and renters are also up. Housing prices have soared, [Read More…]

Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some states are pressing ahead in an attempt to relieve the pain at the pump many Americans are feeling these days by temporarily suspending gas taxes to help lower [Read More…]

Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Energy giant Shell announced on Tuesday plans to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil and natural gas, amid Russia’s unprovoked invasion [Read More…]

Hot Bread Kitchen (NEW YORK) — Immigrant women in the U.S. often make nearly impossible and difficult decisions to leave behind family members, careers and various aspirations in order to create a new life for [Read More…]