What the Amazon strike could mean for your holiday gifts
When it comes to timing their strike to make an impact, the Teamsters couldn’t have picked a better one. The union has launched strikes against seven Amazon warehouses—and with Christmas less than a...
View ArticleWhat to do if someone is shading you online
There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what...
View ArticleStarbucks strike set to begin in these 3 cities and could spread to hundreds...
Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.The strikes are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles,...
View ArticleChristmas and New Year’s travel 2024: These are the best and worst times to...
This weekend is when many Americans consider the holidays to be in full swing. It’s the final weekend before Christmas, which takes place on Wednesday this year. That means many Americans will be...
View ArticleWhy playing it safe could be your biggest risk yet
The phrase “no risk, no reward” couldn’t be more spot-on for businesses and professionals trying to stand out in today’s crowded markets. Harvard Business School Professor Robert Simons put it best:...
View ArticleThe 2024 winter solstice is here: Meaning, date and time, historical...
In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night of the year is almost upon us. Saturday, December 21, marks the winter solstice. An optimistic way to view this astronomical first day of winter is that...
View Article‘I want to find secrets’: MrBeast is renting out the Egyptian pyramids....
One of the oldest architectural sites in the world is getting the MrBeast treatment. A recently released video clip features the famous YouTuber saying that he rented the Great Pyramids of Giza for an...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups are suing California over biofuels. Here’s why
Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their recent update of a contentious climate program, saying they failed to address the pollution impacts of biofuels.The lawsuits...
View ArticleThe FDA has updated the 30-year old definition of ‘healthy’ for packaged foods
Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration.It’s an update of the...
View ArticleNovo Nordisk stock price takes a tumble after the Wegovy maker’s...
CagriSema, a drug that Novo Nordisk had hoped would become its next generation weight-loss aid, has failed to meet expectations in late-stage trials, sending shares of the pharmaceutical giant...
View ArticleU.S. egg prices are still skyrocketing. Here’s what’s behind the surge
U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats. The...
View ArticleThe FDA has ordered a phaseout of knockoffs for these blockbuster weight-loss...
Specialty pharmacies and online companies that have been selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for obesity and diabetes will need to phase out their versions next year under a federal...
View ArticleWhy Biden is scrapping pending regulations, including student debt cancellation
President Joe Biden is abandoning his effort to cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first step in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent...
View ArticleButter prices are soaring. What’s behind the surge rattling chefs and consumers?
Pastry chef Arnaud Delmontel rolls out dough for croissants and pain au chocolat that later emerge golden and fragrant from the oven in his Paris patisserie.The price for the butter so essential to...
View ArticleIs Christmas Eve a federal holiday? Here’s what Biden’s new executive order...
With just days until Christmas and the start of the holidays, President Joe Biden is taking care of some last-minute business, giving most federal employees Christmas Eve off. Biden’s parting gift to...
View ArticleTesla’s 15th recall of 2024 hits 700,000 Cybertruck, Model 3, and Model Y Owners
Tesla is issuing a major recall on nearly 700,000 vehicles, including its 2024 Cybertruck. In a report Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said three Tesla models are...
View ArticleFarmers, wildfire and hurricane victims, and others wait for Congress to...
American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a...
View ArticleSexism could put women at higher risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia, says study
We already know sexism is bad for women’s paychecks, as women are paid 84% of what men are paid, on average. We also know it’s historically been bad for women’s mental health. But now, we’re learning...
View ArticleTrump threatens the EU with tariffs if they don’t buy more U.S. oil and gas
President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that the European Union may face tariffs if the bloc does not cut its growing deficit with the United States by making large oil and gas trades with the...
View ArticleParty City wraps up 40 years in business, will close all locations imminently
The party is over for Party City, which is closing all its stores and going out of business after 40 years of supplying balloons, cups, candles, and tableware for everything from birthday and...
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