Tag: Business
‘Weaponization of a sandwich’ — Subway’s footlong is becoming an icon of resistance against Trump’s D.C. police takeover
Subway was thrown—literally—into the spotlight after a D.C. resident and then-Justice Department employee hurled one of the sandwich chain’s footlongs at a federal officer,...
Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said...
Consumer watchdog ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Donald Trump Jr.
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into a buy now, pay later company with close ties to President Donald...
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in...
How MLB’s upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and Wild Card games
When ESPN opted out of its contract with Major League Baseball in February, the network was hoping to get a reworked package at a...
Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere
WASHINGTON – With electricity prices rising at more than twice the rate of inflation, President Donald Trump has lashed out at renewable energy sources...
Even McDonald’s CEO knows the fast-food giant is too expensive. Now he’s cutting prices to woo back cash-strapped consumers
McDonald’s has been struggling to hold on to its low-cost image. Now fast food’s largest brand is trying to fix what many of its...
Starbucks’ CEO is ditching a merit system and giving all salaried staff a flat 2% pay raise instead
Starbucks will provide a flat 2% pay bump to all salaried employees in North America this year as the coffee chain looks to minimize...
Fed minutes reveal concern over ‘the effects of higher tariffs’ as central bank left rates unchanged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that the threat of higher inflation was a greater concern than the potential for job losses,...
ATP partners with TikTok to capitalize on the rise of behind-the-scenes content
NEW YORK – The newest popular influencer on TikTok’s “For You" page might be the scroller's favorite tennis player. At least, the ATP hopes...
