Aire Images | Moment | Getty Images So-called girl math is not the only trend spurred by users on the short-form video app TikTok. “Dupes” — short for “duplicate” — are cheaper alternatives to premium or luxury consumer products, and they are increasingly popular among Gen Z and millennial shoppers and app users. While nearly
Jitalia17 | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Series I bonds will pay 5.27% annual interest from Nov. 1 through April 2024, up from the 4.3% annual rate offered since May. Tied to inflation, investors can claim 5.27% for six months — the fourth-highest I bond rate since 1998 —
In this article GM STLAM-IT F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Auto Workers members and supporters rally at the Stellantis North America headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Sept. 20, 2023. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images News | Getty Images While predictions across the board about employee pay are forecasting slower wage growth
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Thursday railed against the judge who will deliver verdicts in his $250 million New York fraud
California Menthol Ban Results Mixed, with Illicit Market Thriving Skip to content Home • Blog • Californians Still Smoking Menthol after Ban: Evidence from a Discarded Pack Audit It’s been almost a year since California banned the sale of all flavored tobacco products, and the big question is: did it work? While legal sales are
De Tweede kamer heeft op de laatste vergaderdag voor het verkiezingsreces ingestemd met een amendement van VVD, CDA, SGP en ChristenUnie om al in 2024 zo’n 55 miljoen extra te investeren in de aanpak van netcongestie. Een resultaat van een gezamenlijke lobby van netbeheerders, MKB-Nederland en VNO-NCW. Deze impuls voor 2024 komt bovenop de plannen
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT — The United Auto Workers and General Motors have agreed to a deal that will put an end to collective bargaining talks between the union and Detroit automakers following more than six weeks of targeted U.S. labor strikes, sources told CNBC. GM is the final
In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A McDonald’s restaurant is seen in Belmont, California, on April 3, 2023. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report its third-quarter earnings before the bell Monday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, are
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has been stealthily rising in 2023. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. government on Monday confirmed plans to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, announcing in a consultation paper that it will look to bring in formal legislation for crypto activities by 2024. The government published its response to
There are signs that China’s economic stumbles are starting to stabilize. But looking at quarterly numbers and commentary from multinational companies doing business there, the road back for the world’s second-largest economy remains uneven. This paints a fuzzy picture for our stocks that generate lots of revenue in China — Estee Lauder (EL), Starbucks (SBUX) and Wynn Resorts
Consumers are increasingly relying on credit cards to make ends meet, but their credit rating hasn’t suffered. Even as credit card balances for Americans surpassed $1 trillion for the first time ever, the national average credit score rose two points from a year ago to reach a new high of 718, according to a report from FICO, developer
Pictured here on Sept. 7, 2023, are residential buildings under construction at the Tao Yuan Tian Jing project, developed by Evergrande in Yangzhou, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of embattled Chinese property Evergrande hit an all-time low of 18.8 Hong Kong cents (2.4 U.S. cents) after a Hong Kong judge delayed the