State and local agencies that distributed federal aid to renters facing eviction during the pandemic are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments. Officials in at least…
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Amazon will start putting ads in Prime Video in push to increase revenues
Amazon says it will start showing ads on Prime Video in early 2024, and that it is introducing a new, pricier ad-free option. In a post on its site, Amazon…
UAW strike begins at Mercedes-Benz supplier in Alabama as Detroit’s Big Three walkout continues
The largest U.S. autoworkers union said Wednesday that 190 workers with a local union in Alabama are now on strike. The United Auto Workers says a group of employees at…
WWE’s SmackDown to return to NBCUniversal’s USA Network in more than $1.4 billion deal
WWE’s “Friday Night SmackDown” will return to USA Network in October 2024 as part of a five-year domestic media rights partnership between TKO Group Holdings and NBCUniversal, the company said Thursday. The deal comes…
Starbucks to face lawsuit alleging its Refresher fruit drinks are missing fruit
Starbucks has been ordered by a federal judge to face a lawsuit claiming that some of its Refresher fruit drinks lack, well, fruit. U.S. District Judge John Cronan rejected Starbucks’ request to…
Kraft Heinz says it is recalling 83,800 cases of individually wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because of a manufacturing problem that could cause plastic film to stick to…
The Federal Reserve left the main U.S. interest rate unchanged Wednesday, waiting to see if its historic series of rate hikes over the last 18 months gets inflation under control.…
General Motors idles another auto plant, sending 2,000 workers home as strike deepens
General Motors said Wednesday it idled a manufacturing plant in Kansas, and laid off almost all of the approximately 2,000 people working there. The automaker said in its announcement that…
Olive oil prices surge over 100% to record highs and spark cooking oil thefts
Olive oil prices spiked to fresh records as severe droughts in major producing countries crimp supplies — and drive up thefts in cooking oil. Global prices for olive oil surged to…
Shoppers are seeing shortages of some familiar household products, from cleaners like Clorox and Tilex to Burt’s Bees balms and Glad trash bags, as The Clorox Company tries to recover…