(Headline USA) Stores stepped up discounts and other enticements on Black Friday to entice shoppers holding out for the best deals. But retailers worry those may not be enough.
Consumers are coming under pressure as their savings dwindle and their credit card debt grows. And although they have gotten some relief...
(Headline USA) The U.S. government dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which agreed to pay a roughly $4 billion settlement Tuesday as its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to a felony related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the platform.
Zhao...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) United Airlines removed a pilot from service after he posted on Facebook in support of the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
On the day of the attack, pilot Ibrahim R Mossallam posted to his Facebook describing the violent massacre as a "resistance by brave...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As the U.S. national debt quickly approaches $34 trillion, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went on television Monday to explain how critical it is for Americans to continue funding Ukraine’s government.
Yellen’s comments as President Joe Biden pushes Congress for a $105 billion aid package that will include...
(Eli Pacheco, Headline USA) Amazon on Friday informed employees that they might not get promotions if they don't return to the office according to mandates imposed in May, CNBC reported.
The e-commerce giant requires employees to report to the office at least three times each week. Some staff have resisted...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) During his recent speech, Joe Biden gaslighted Americans who are unhappy with the economy by saying that they are experiencing a “disconnect” with reality.
On Thursday, Biden gave a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, during which he mentioned a variety of economic statistics before...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A group of mothers has urged conservatives to boycott the annual Macy's Thanksgiving parade, which recently announced that it would promote a number of transgender performers, the Daily Mail reported.
A petition has gathered over 29,000 signatures already, with the signers being opposed to the non-binary...
(Kevin Whiteley, Headline USA) CIA Director William Burns's "emergency" visit to Ukraine this week for secret meetings with its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signaled to some that heavy casualties in recent military operations may force the country to end its quixotic territorial dispute with Russia.
"So, the war in Ukraine---which some...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) China now holds less than $900 billion in U.S. treasury bonds, and continues to dump them as U.S. national debt spirals out of control.
China’s U.S. debt dump coincides with similar developments in Japan, and follows Russia shedding its roughly $100 billion in treasury holdings since...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Google announced that it will delete Gmail accounts on Dec. 1, 2023, as the company changes its rules on inactivity users.
In three weeks, any Gmail account that hasn't been used in over two years will be deleted, according to the Daily Mail.
It was also reported...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Steve Ells, founder of the Chipotle restaurant chain, recently announced the opening of Kernel—a new vegetarian chain, largely run by robots.
Kernel's first location will open in Manhattan next year. It feature meat-free sandwiches, salads and sides all cooked, assembled and served by robots, according to...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Voters have their eyes on their bottom line ahead of the 2024 election.
Voters are more concerned about inflation now than they were over the summer, even though most metrics for inflation have eased.
Inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022 and stood at 3.7% in...