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Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The culture wars, fought nationwide in school board meetings and college classrooms, have entered a new arena: Wall Street. A sharp political divide has emerged over environmental, social and governance investing, or ESG, a type of investing that takes into account non-financial information about a company, such as its […]

contrastaddict/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla plans to open a portion of its U.S. charging network to competing electric vehicle makers, the Biden administration said on Wednesday. The carmaker plans to open about 7,500 charging stations across the U.S. before the end of 2024, officials said on Wednesday. The update from Elon Musk’s car company […]

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Romance scammers raked in big bucks in 2022, deceiving almost 70,000 people out of $1.3 billion, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FBI, romance scammers create an online identity to gain a person’s trust and affection and then use that relationship to […]

David Williams/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a summer in the sun, Jessica Auriana said she felt like her hair was left dry and brittle. Looking for a refresh, the 44-year-old said she turned to her hairstylist, who suggested the Olaplex hair care line as a possible solution to her problems. Auriana said […]

Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Robots holding platters of plantains and shrimp zoom between tables at Sergio’s, a Cuban restaurant in Miami, where the waist-high machines use artificial intelligence to evade strollers, toddlers and even each other. The restaurant brought in the androids after the pandemic struck, said Carlos Gazuita, the […]

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 6.4% last month compared to a year ago, continuing a months-long slowdown of price increases despite blockbuster job growth that revealed an economy running hotter than expected, government data on Tuesday showed. The data marked the seventh consecutive month of smaller price hikes. In December, year-over-year […]

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation data set for release on Tuesday will show whether the U.S. continued a months-long streak of easing price increases despite blockbuster job growth last month that revealed an economy running hotter than expected. Forecasters predict that year-over-year inflation stood at 6.2% in January, which would mark the seventh […]

Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some people watched Super Bowl LVII for the big game, while others watched for the halftime show when superstar Rihanna made her long-awaited return to music and, of course, we can’t forget the commercials. Companies from Bud Light to PopCorners teased their commercials and spent big money […]

LordRunar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Outside his packed resume of movie and television credits, Ben Affleck has become famous in meme form with his hands full of Dunkin’ iced coffee, doughnuts and more. The Quincy, Massachusetts-based coffee chain, beloved by the Boston-raised actor, starred in a Super Bowl ad after weeks of hinting of an […]

Redwood Materials (NEW YORK) — That old laptop, cellphone and TV remote may have a newfound purpose: powering the next generation of electric vehicles. Luxury brand Audi recently partnered with Redwood Materials, a battery recycling startup, to collect rechargeable batteries found in everyday consumer devices — phones, hearing aides, electric toothbrushes and video game controllers. […]