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Inflation has helped decide elections worldwide. Here's what that means for the midterms.
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the midterm elections begin, sky-high prices for essentials like food and gasoline have become a major line of criticism leveled at Democrats, who control the...
Nov 08, 2022
What Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition means for the midterm elections
CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Elon Musk, who acquired one of the world’s largest social media platforms days before the U.S. midterm elections, on Monday called on voters...
Nov 07, 2022
Retailers seek new ways to win over shoppers this holiday season
Shopify(NEW YORK) -- Holiday shopping is underway and retailers have already started offering additional sales and discounts earlier than ever in an attempt to win over consumers, who are facing near-...
Nov 07, 2022
'Selling dreams': Lamborghini CEO on perfecting the brand's first electric car
Lamborghini(NEW YORK) -- Supercar maker Lamborghini cannot keep up with demand. The Italian marque said Monday it has sold 7,430 vehicles in the first nine months of the year and is on track to beat i...
Nov 07, 2022
Apple iPhone models delayed by China's COVID restrictions
Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Apple said on Sunday that COVID-19 restrictions at an iPhone factory in China have "temporarily impacted" shipments of its flagsh...
Nov 07, 2022
The unintended consequence of electric vehicles: More demand for manual transmissions
Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Nissan launched the all-new, seventh-generation Z sports car, company executives had a specific requirement: a manual transmission. "I...
Nov 06, 2022
US hiring exceeds expectations, as economy adds 261,000 jobs
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. added 261,000 jobs in October, exceeding economist expectations and sending a positive signal for the economy days before the midterm elections. The un...
Nov 04, 2022
Twitter sends email to employees announcing layoffs to come Friday
CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Twitter will begin layoffs on Friday, the company announced in an email. "In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the diff...
Nov 04, 2022
AMC announces $5 'Discount Tuesdays' deal through January
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Every Tuesday, every movie, only $5. In the latest effort to get movie-goers back into theaters, AMC Theaters announced Thursday that ...
Nov 04, 2022
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Happy Meal hits the menu at McDonald's
ABC News Photo Illustration, McDonald's(NEW YORK) -- A taste of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is coming to the menu at McDonald's with a new item inspired by the highly-anticipated Black Panther seque...
Nov 04, 2022
