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FCC commissioner says US should ban TikTok: Report
Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday called on the U.S. government to ban social media platform TikTok over concerns about how the China-owned app [Read More…]

Gas prices could decide the midterms. Here’s why.
Grace Cary/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Midterm election results may come down to the price of a gallon of gas. Roughly half of Americans say either the economy or inflation is the most important [Read More…]

What Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition means for the midterm elections
Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk, who spent months alternately courting and criticizing Twitter, ultimately acquired one of the world’s largest social media platforms days before the U.S. midterm elections. The [Read More…]

Expert insights to save time and money on Thanksgiving, Christmas travel
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With less than a month until Thanksgiving and just under 60 days until Christmas, ’tis officially the season for holiday travel planning. Whether consumers are booking flights and hotels [Read More…]

‘Cash stuffing’ for the holidays? Here’s how to do it
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the holidays around the corner, are you looking for ways to take control of your budget? According to a viral hashtag with more than 376 million views on TikTok, [Read More…]

New York City salary transparency law set to go into effect
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — A New York City law will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges in job listings in an effort to increase pay transparency starting Tuesday. Employers [Read More…]

Elon Musk closes deal to acquire Twitter, fires top executives: Source
CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has closed a deal to acquire Twitter, ending a monthslong saga that cast Musk as suitor, critic, legal adversary and ultimately owner of [Read More…]

Elon Musk closes deal to acquire Twitter, fires top execs: Source
CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has closed a deal to acquire Twitter, ending a monthslong saga that cast Musk as suitor, critic, legal adversary and ultimately owner of [Read More…]

Elon Musk closes deal to acquire Twitter: Reports
CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly closed a deal to acquire Twitter on Thursday, ending a monthslong saga that cast Musk as suitor, critic, legal adversary and ultimately [Read More…]

How massive avian flu outbreaks will impact Thanksgiving turkey supply, prices
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As avian flu outbreaks continue to ravage poultry production in the U.S. and overseas, turkey availability has drastically dropped and experts say the devastating wave shows no signs of [Read More…]

Threat of nationwide rail strike grows after second union rejects labor deal
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A union representing 6,000 rail workers said its members have voted against ratifying the tentative agreement brokered between rail companies, unions and members of President Joe Biden’s [Read More…]

Uber drivers will make fewer left turns, be able to video record for safety
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Uber drivers will take fewer left turns and soon be able to record rides through their smartphones as the ride-share company makes changes geared toward safety in [Read More…]

US economy grew significantly in third quarter, ending six months of shrinking
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. economy expanded significantly to kick off the second half of the year, marking a dramatic reversal from the contraction experienced over the first six months, government data showed. [Read More…]

Elon Musk, nearing Twitter deal, says site will continue to police hateful content
CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who appears set to acquire Twitter, said on Thursday that he plans to police some content on the platform that falls short of [Read More…]

US economy expected to have grown significantly, ending six months of shrinking
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. economy is expected to have expanded significantly when the government releases data on Thursday, marking a dramatic reversal from the contraction experienced over the first half of the [Read More…]

Sales slump at Facebook parent Meta, stock tumbles
Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, reported a second consecutive quarter of declining sales on Wednesday, as the company contends with a widespread drop in online [Read More…]

Voters prefer Republicans on the economy; economists assess their plans to fix inflation
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the midterm elections approach, sky-high prices for essentials like gas and groceries continue to weigh on U.S. consumers. The price of eggs stands about 30% higher than it [Read More…]

The cost to Adidas of cutting ties with Kanye West and Yeezy shoes
Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for ADIDAS (NEW YORK) — When Adidas announced on Tuesday that it had terminated its relationship with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, the company put a price tag on [Read More…]

High inflation pushes half of American workers to consider second jobs
Kwanchai Lerttanapunyaporn / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than half of Americans are considering taking on extra jobs to be able to pay for everyday expenses and meet the rising cost of living as [Read More…]

Dallas woman made over $450,000 reselling secondhand items online — here’s how you can, too
Courtesy of Ashley Peek (NEW YORK) — Ashely Peek started selling on Poshmark in college several years ago when she no longer had the means to clear out her closet at her family’s annual garage [Read More…]