School cafeterias are in crisis. Some school districts are serving more finger foods because they can’t always buy plastic utensils. One is using a federal voucher to subsidize the cheese on its pizzas. Another is…
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Ice cream lovers: If you like a little savory with your sweet, Baskin-Robbins has a new flavor coming your way. The ice cream purveyor is debuting what it calls Chick’n & Waffles as its latest…
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After briefly spiking amid pandemic lockdowns, the rate of U.S. homeownership has stabilized at approximately 66%, a solid increase from the post-Great-Recession-low of 63% reached in 2016. Yet over the past decade, the gap in…
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TD Bank agrees to pay $1.2 billion settlement over alleged role in infamous $7.2 billion Texas Ponzi scheme
TD Bank Group announced Monday that it had agreed to a $1.21 billion settlement relating to its alleged role in a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme involving disgraced Texas financier Allen Stanford. Under the terms of…
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DeSantis cements takeover of Disney’s special Florida district, and reveals clash with company
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law a bill stripping Disney of its longtime self-governing status in the state, his new book reveals he warned the entertainment giant about its political activities. In “The…
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The Biden administration has announced new measures it says could help make buying and owning a home more affordable for hundreds of thousands of people. The plan will cut mortgage insurance costs by 30% for…
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Two million Cosori brand air fryers are being recalled following hundreds of reports that the machines caught fire and caused burns, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday. A faulty wire connection prompted the…
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Starbucks’ new line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks could disrupt the industry, interim CEO Howard Schultz told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday. “This is a transformational moment in the history of our company creating a new…
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After briefly spiking amid pandemic lockdowns, the rate of U.S. homeownership has stabilized at approximately 66%, a solid increase from the post-Great-Recession-low of 63% reached in 2016. Yet over the past decade, the gap in…
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More Americans are counting on their tax refunds to help them stay afloat this year as inflation lingers
Even as experts say tax refunds are likely to be smaller this year compared with other pandemic years, nearly half of all Americans now say their tax refund will be critical to their household finances.…