With home improvement projects down, it's Ikea's moment
Aspiring home owners are finding the housing market to be pretty grim lately. With record-high mortgage rates, expensive insurance, and a limited selection of pricey homes, many are staying put — whether they want to or not.
2023-07-09 02:16
Elon Musk is the gift that keeps on giving to Mark Zuckerberg
At the start of last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in the hot seat.
2023-07-09 00:54
Switzerland to become a net importer of cheese this year for the first time
The head of the Switzerland's dairy association says the country will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time
2023-07-09 00:46
7 Republican AGs write to Target, say Pride month campaigns could violate their state's child protection laws
Republican attorneys general from seven states signed a letter Wednesday to Target, warning clothes and merchandise sold as part of the retail giant's Pride month campaigns could violate their state's child protection laws.
2023-07-08 23:48
Mortgage rates are going up again but home prices aren't coming down: Why the housing market is out of whack
When the Federal Reserve kicked off its rate-hiking campaign in March last year, the housing market responded predictably — mortgage rates climbed, leading to eventual declines in home prices.
2023-07-08 23:21
Should public buses be free?
More major cities in the United States are letting public transit riders hop on board for free.
2023-07-08 18:49
Subway was struggling. Here's what it had to change to fight back
Adding freshly sliced meat isn't the only major change Subway has made in the past several years.
2023-07-08 17:16
Yellen urges China to back global funds to fight climate change
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged China on Saturday to combat the "existential threat" of climate change by supporting international funds intended to help developing countries confront the crisis.
2023-07-08 13:45
As whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions
The whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have long been beloved in their communities, where they provide jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry
2023-07-08 12:48
Britain's water industry crisis: Sewage spills, huge leaks and crushing debts
Financial trouble at the company that supplies more than a fifth of the UK population with water has raised alarm about the dire state of an industry that delivers a resource people can't live without.
2023-07-08 12:27
Judge temporarily blocks NYC's food delivery minimum wage law
A judge has blocked New York City's minimum wage law for food delivery workers from going into effect on July 12 after DoorDash and Grubhub filed a lawsuit against the city.
2023-07-08 07:18
Crack in North Carolina roller coaster may have formed 6-10 days before closure, commissioner says
An ongoing investigation by North Carolina’s Department of Labor has found that a large crack in the support column of a roller coaster had been visible for at least a week before the amusement park shut it down
2023-07-08 05:18