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Top companies respond to ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Major U.S. companies, including Meta and JPMorgan Chase, on Friday said they will cover travel costs for employees who seek legal abortions outside their home state after the Supreme Court [Read More…]
Retirees face threat from economy and market turmoil: Experts
katleho Seisa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A market drop, a price spike and a looming recession — this year has battered the finances of everyday Americans. But some can wait out the misery. Eventually, the [Read More…]
Diesel prices could lead us into the next recession, experts say
George Rose/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While many Americans have noticed sky-high gasoline prices, the lesser-known increase in diesel costs could be what drives the U.S. economy into a recession, experts told ABC News. Oil [Read More…]
Ohio State University granted trademark for the word ‘THE’ on merchandise
Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio State University was granted a trademark to use the word “THE” on apparel and merchandise to promote its athletic teams. The U.S. Patent and [Read More…]
Biden calls on Congress, states to suspend gas taxes
Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months and asked states to suspend their own gas taxes or [Read More…]
What is a gas tax holiday? The federal proposal could offer short-term relief for drivers
Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For months, sky-high gas prices have bedeviled Americans. The nationwide average price for a gallon of gas stands just under an eye-popping $5 [Read More…]
Biden to call on Congress, states to suspend gas taxes
Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Biden will on Wednesday call on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months and ask states to suspend their own gas taxes [Read More…]
Kellogg announces split into three separate companies
Yen Duong/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kellogg has announced that it will separate into three different companies to create “greater strategic, operational, and financial focus” for each of the new firms that will [Read More…]
Can higher interest rates be good?
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve’s strongest weapon in its fight against skyrocketing inflation is raising interest rates. In March, the Fed raised its target federal funds rate by 0.25%, [Read More…]
Juneteenth and its implications for the economy and generational wealth
Megan Varner/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While June 19, 1865, is widely regarded as a day of liberation, its celebration for some simultaneously brings into question just how far that freedom goes. For real estate entrepreneur [Read More…]
What the interest rate hike means for homebuyers
Phillip Spears/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A difficult year for many homebuyers became even tougher when the Federal Reserve dramatically raised borrowing costs this week in an effort to tame sky-high inflation, experts told ABC [Read More…]
Revlon has filed for bankruptcy after 90 years in business
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Revlon has officially filed for bankruptcy. The 90-year-old cosmetics giant announced on Thursday that the company voluntarily petitioned for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy [Read More…]
How to prepare for a possible recession
LilliDay/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A number of forces are putting pressure on the economy right now and that has Wall Street betting on a recession sometime in the next 12 to 18 months. Consumer [Read More…]
Pill bottles recalled over failure to meet child safety standards
REKINC1980/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday the recall of more than 407,000 over-the-counter pill bottles, citing the products do not meet the child resistance packaging required by the Poison [Read More…]
What interest rate hikes mean for you and the economy
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday dramatically escalated its fight to dial back historic inflation, raising its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, the largest rate hike since 1994. The move [Read More…]
Why lowering gas prices isn’t that simple
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The pain at the pump is getting worse and has motorists asking, is there any relief in sight? The average nationwide price of a gallon of [Read More…]
Abbott halts production at troubled Michigan plant after severe weather
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (STURGIS, Mich.) — Less than two weeks after restarting production at its Sturgis, Michigan plant, Abbott said it has once again been forced to halt baby formula production after thunderstorms [Read More…]
Federal Reserve hikes interest rate by 0.75%
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates significantly on Wednesday, hiking it 0.75%, escalating a strategy of increased borrowing costs that aims to dial back historic inflation. The rate hike of [Read More…]
Monthly car payments hit record high of $712 in May
Alan Schein Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Average monthly car payments hit a record high in May while the cost of new vehicles continues to rise, according to industry insiders. A report from Moody’s Analytics [Read More…]
Biden sends letter to oil refiners blasting high profits amid record gas prices
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday sent a letter to seven major oil refiners blasting them for record profits amid the war in Ukraine as Americans pay record prices [Read More…]