Business

(NEW YORK) — Workers at Amazon and Starbucks astonished allies and adversaries this year, delivering landmark labor victories and helping inspire a resurgence of unionization nationwide. But labor headway at the two companies has stagnated in recent months, jeopardizing the ultimate success of the campaigns and casting the continued growth of the labor movement into […]

Consumer Product Safety Commission (NEW YORK) — Target is telling customers to stop using some weighted children’s blankets that were sold in its stores and online after four incidents where children became entrapped, two of which resulted in deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday. A 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl reportedly […]

(NEW YORK) — As families across the country celebrate this holiday season, some parents are choosing to create new traditions around gift-giving, including forgoing gifts. For Gabrielle and Carlos Flores, that means not giving any toys to their three young children for Christmas. “It’s more about the giving aspect of everything and not just the […]

(NEW YORK) — The 2022 global semiconductor crisis was maddening for motorists: record-high prices, months-long delays and hefty dealership markups. Automakers were forced to park new cars and trucks in vacant lots, unable to sell them because of missing parts or software. Consumers also watched as fuel prices reached unprecedented levels. Interest in electric vehicles […]

(NEW YORK) — Tesla stock has plummeted since CEO Elon Musk took over Twitter, falling more than 45% in about over two months. In all, the company’s stock has dropped more than 65% since January, when Musk began investing in Twitter. By comparison, the tech-heavy Nasdaq has fallen about half as far over that period. Musk […]

Nipitpon Singad / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the holiday rush behind you, it’s time to shop for y-o-u. The 2022 after-Christmas sales are in full swing and better than ever. Among other retailers, Amazon’s end-of-year sale runs through Dec. 31 with discounts on favorites like the RENPHO massage gun, JBL headphones and more. […]

(NEW YORK) — Christmas has come and gone, and now you may be left with a gift or two that you don’t really want. But depending on how you return your gift, it may cost you. And if you wait too long to take action, you may be stuck with it. So how can you […]

(NEW YORK) — Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. issued a voluntary recall on its products containing micro greens, sweet pea leaves and cat grass over potential salmonella contamination. The retailer announced the recall with the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, to alert consumers of the affected products sold at various Wegmans stores in New York, […]