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Royal Chicken Wraps join the menu at Burger King
Burger King (NEW YORK) — Chicken Caesar wraps are all over food TikTok and whether you’re on the social media video sharing app or not, a tasty chicken sandwich in portable, easy-to-eat wrap form is [Read More…]
Price data expected to show inflation ticked up in July
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation data to be released on Thursday will show whether a monthslong cooldown of price increases continued in July. The fresh data arrives roughly two weeks after the Federal [Read More…]
When will gas prices stop rising? Experts weigh in
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Drivers have enjoyed relief at the gas pump this summer compared with eye-popping prices a year ago, but an alarming trend has emerged in recent weeks: Prices are rising once [Read More…]
Cadillac’s Escalade SUV goes electric: What to know
Cadillac (NEW YORK) — Cadillac’s newest Escalade sport utility vehicle is more brash, commanding and luxurious than the current model. It’s also electric. “The first word you get is ‘Wow,’” John Roth, vice president of Global [Read More…]
Record $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot won by one ticket sold in Florida
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A single ticket sold in Florida won the estimated $1.58 billion jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, a record high for the lottery and among the largest-ever U.S. drawings, [Read More…]
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried still slapped with campaign finance charge, prosecutors say
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday signaled their intention to hold embattled crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried accountable for alleged campaign finance violations despite dropping the charge last [Read More…]
Campbell will acquire Rao’s premium sauces parent company for $2.7 billion
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Campbell Soup Company is expanding its presence on grocery store shelves with a new deal to acquire Sovos Brands Inc., the maker of Rao’s pasta sauces and noosa [Read More…]
CEOs’ pay climbed before layoffs at tech giants like Alphabet and Microsoft, data shows
Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While some tech giants neared or imposed widespread layoffs last year, compensation for their CEOs climbed as much as tens of millions of dollars, according to an [Read More…]
Prosecutors seek bail revocation for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried deserves to have his bail revoked and to be detained before he is tried for fraud and conspiracy charges stemming from the collapse of [Read More…]
What buyers are doing to win a home in a competitive real estate market
Courtesy Dylan McCarty (NEW JERSEY)– The lack of available homes on the market is near historic lows, sparking fierce bidding wars in cities across the country – and prompting many buyers to get creative with [Read More…]
CVS to lay off 5,000 employees in push to shed costs
Bill Varie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — CVS Health is laying off 5,000 employees as part of an effort to shed costs, the retail and pharmacy chain confirmed on Tuesday. The layoffs will primarily affect “non-customer [Read More…]
Interest rates are at a 22-year high. Here’s what that means for your finances.
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to a 22-year high this week — a milestone that carries major implications for the finances of everyday people, experts told ABC News. The [Read More…]
Anheuser-Busch to lay off hundreds of workers after Bud Light boycott hammers sales
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Anheuser-Busch plans to lay off hundreds of corporate employees, a company spokesperson told ABC News on Thursday. The layoffs come months after a product endorsement from Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender [Read More…]
US economic growth accelerated in second quarter, exceeding expectations and rebuking recession fears
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. economic growth accelerated over three months ending in June, blowing past economist expectations and rebuking concern about a possible recession. The U.S. gross domestic product grew by a [Read More…]
In an airline first, Braille coming to all United planes by 2026
United Airlines (NEW YORK) — United Airlines announced Thursday that it is the first U.S. airline to add Braille to its aircraft cabin interiors. The airline has about a dozen planes outfitted with Braille already, [Read More…]
US economy expected to have grown, dispelling recession fears
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fears of a recession have cast a thundercloud over the economy for many months but forecasters sun-kissed by falling inflation and a robust jobs market have grown optimistic about [Read More…]
Recession not in the latest Fed staff forecast: Federal Reserve Chair
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday that the Fed staff no longer forecasts a recession for the U.S., and there is a chance inflation could return to target [Read More…]
Fed raises interest rates 0.25%, intensifying inflation fight despite cooling prices
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate another 0.25% on Wednesday, reviving its inflation fight despite a significant cooldown of price increases in recent months. The rate hike brought the [Read More…]
High-stakes economic releases to test hope of averting recession
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alarm over a possible recession has blared for well over a year, but in recent months a cooldown of inflation alongside resilient job gains has quieted the din. Growing [Read More…]
Young couples face wedding vs. house dilemma amid skyrocketing costs
ABC News (NEW YORK) — For couples ready to take that next step together, there’s nothing like planning a wedding — then going into sticker shock after discovering just how much it’s going to cost. [Read More…]