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JetBlue will soon offer free carry-on bags for Blue Basic fares
A JetBlue passenger puts his carry-on luggage into an overhead compartment January 28, 2022 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. — Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Many travelers are taking [Read More…]
Bugatti unveils the $4.1M Tourbillon hybrid hypercar
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Welcome to the new era of electrification. Bugatti, the 115-year-old French marque known for its powerful W16 engines, unveiled its first electrified hypercar, the Tourbillon, on Thursday at [Read More…]
Subway president talks value in food pricing trends, new $3 Footlong Dippers
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Americans continue to seek value amid increased food costs and inflation, Subway is adding its hat to the summer deals ring, offering customers the promise of more bang for [Read More…]
NY employers now required to offer workers paid break time for pumping breast milk
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York employers are now required by law to provide paid break time to employees who need to pump breast milk while they are at work. The law, which [Read More…]
USDA pauses avocado, mango inspections in Mexican state due to security concerns
Mangoes are seen in a net during harvest on a farm, March 24, 2021, in Actopan, Veracruz state, Mexico. (Hector Quintanar/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has temporarily [Read More…]
Apple scraps its Apple Pay Later service
ozgurdonmaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Apple has announced it is scrapping Apple Pay Later, the company’s buy now, pay later service that launched last year. In a statement, Apple said users instead will be able [Read More…]
Bud Light boycott still hammers local distributors one year later: ‘Very upsetting’
The Bud Light logo is seen on a truck semitrailer, Oct. 21, 2022, in Maryland. — Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When conservative activists set aflame boxes of Bud Light and urged [Read More…]
Fed holds interest rates steady at 23-year high
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve decided to hold its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, prolonging an aggressive fight against inflation despite fresh data hours earlier that showed a slight cooldown of [Read More…]
Inflation eased slightly in May, outperforming economists’ expectations
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Consumer prices rose 3.3% in May compared to a year ago, easing slightly from the previous month and outperforming economists’ expectations. The data arrived hours before the Federal Reserve is [Read More…]
Fed expected to hold rates steady in fight against stubborn inflation
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will announce its latest decision on interest rates, just hours after fresh inflation data is set to reveal the status of the central bank’s fight [Read More…]
Inflation expected to have held steady in May
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The release of inflation data on Wednesday will reveal the latest movement for consumer prices, which continue to strain households and top surveys of voter priorities less than five months [Read More…]
Fed expected to hold rates steady in fight against stubborn inflation
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will announce its latest decision on interest rates, just hours after fresh inflation data is set to reveal the status of the central bank’s fight [Read More…]
In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports
ATU Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a sweeping change that could improve millions of Americans’ ability to own a home or buy a car, the Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a rule to ban medical [Read More…]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ appeal to be heard in San Francisco federal court
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes alongside her boyfriend Billy Evans, walks back to her hotel following a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Philip Pacheco/Getty [Read More…]
This app could help reduce your wait time at customs as TSA experiences record travel
onurdongel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As airports prepare for the highest passenger volumes this summer, the Transportation Security Administration is bracing for the travel crush and sharing what passengers need to know to get through [Read More…]
Apple launches AI-fueled tools for iPhone, Mac and iPad
Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images (CUPERTINO, Calif.) — Apple unveiled artificial intelligence-fueled features across several key products on Monday, heralding the long-awaited entry of the tech giant into the high-stakes AI race. The latest [Read More…]
Internal combustion engines are far from over: ‘There was a bit of hype’ around EVs, industry watchers say
Lamborghini says the successor to the Huracan will have an electrified twin-turbo V8 engine. A Huracan STJ is shown here. — Lamborghini (NEW YORK) — It’s nearly impossible not to smile when you squeeze the [Read More…]
Jobs report blows past expectations, displaying resilient strength of US economy
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A better-than-expected jobs report on Friday displayed the resilient strength of the U.S. economy, even after years of high interest rates and stubborn inflation. Employers hired 272,000 workers last [Read More…]
Skyrocketing child care costs show how inflation could impact 2024 election
Lourdes Balduque/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jessica Morrison and Jason West, a Philadelphia-area couple with a 4-year-old daughter, stood on the verge of a financial breakthrough. West was breezing through the hiring process to become [Read More…]
What to know about the new Texas Stock Exchange
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prominent backers have poured billions into a new Texas-based stock exchange that aims to attract companies with what it considers more business-friendly rules than those of the New York [Read More…]