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Kraft recalling American cheese slices due to possible choking hazard
Kraft Heinz(NEW YORK) -- Food company Kraft Heinz has issued a voluntary recall after nearly 84,000 slices of processed individually-wrapped American cheese were deemed to potentially contain choking ...
Sep 20, 2023
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid optimism US can avert recession
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, pausing an aggressive inflation fight amid growing optimism that the Un...
Sep 20, 2023
Latin-owned businesses to support during Hispanic Heritage Month and beyond
BojanMirkovic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are close to five million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States that contribute over $800 bi...
Sep 20, 2023
Walmart, Amazon and Target kick off holiday deals early: Here's what to know
Nipitpon Singad / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- You can now plan to kick off your holiday shopping as early as October! Following Amazon's announcement of Prime Big Deal Days, Walmart and Target hav...
Sep 20, 2023
These states are where it will cost you the most and the least to raise kids
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While the joy of raising a child is priceless, the actual dollars and cents cost of it all is sharply on the rise, a new study shows. The average cost of ra...
Sep 20, 2023
Hundreds of flying taxis to be built in Ohio, governor announces
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Society may be getting one step closer to the flying commuter vehicles made famous in the animated series The Jetsons, as Ohio just announced ...
Sep 19, 2023
Clorox warns cyberattack could lead to product delays, shortages
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An August cyberattack on Clorox caused "wide-scale disruptions" in its operations, which could mean product delays and shortages, according to a securities filin...
Sep 18, 2023
UAW president sets Friday deadline for more strike action unless ‘serious progress’ made
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) -- United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said the union’s strike will expand if “serious progress” isn’t made in the contract negotiation...
Sep 18, 2023
UAW president reacts to automakers' temporary layoffs of non-striking employees: 'Their plan won't work'
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) -- The head of the United Auto Workers said plans by two automakers to temporarily lay off non-striking employees "won't work," as the unprecedented strike ent...
Sep 16, 2023
Soaring CEO pay commands spotlight in UAW strike against Big 3 US automakers
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) -- A strike launched by thousands of autoworkers against the Big 3 U.S. automakers early Friday morning has spotlighted an issue raised by employees across the...
Sep 16, 2023
