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Jon Challicom/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Transportation has announced $623 million in grants to support electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the country. “We’re at a moment now where the electric vehicle revolution isn’t coming, it is very much here,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters. The grants will support 47 projects in […]

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Policymakers will pay close attention to the release of price data on Thursday as the Federal Reserve weighs dialing back its inflation fight with a series of interest rate cuts. The Fed expects to slash rates later this year, which would ease borrowing payments for everything from credit cards […]

Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday gave its approval for some Bitcoin ETFs, just a day after a fake post on the agency’s account on X made a similar announcement and sent the value of Bitcoin soaring. The price of Bitcoin vaulted skyward on Tuesday afternoon after the SEC […]

Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The price of Bitcoin vaulted skyward on Tuesday afternoon after the Securities and Exchange Commission appeared to deliver a major breakthrough for the cryptocurrency in a post on X. Minutes later, SEC Chair Gary Gensler punctured the euphoria, saying on X that a hacker had commandeered the agency’s account […]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a high-flying performance last year, the stock market has dropped at the outset of 2024. The turnabout has sent some investors looking for alternatives, including certificates of deposit, or CDs. A CD is a type of savings account that offers a fixed interest rate over a given period […]

Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shares of Boeing have plunged nearly 10% this week after a door plug blew out of the company’s 737 Max 9 aircraft during an Alaska Airlines flight. The incident, which took place on Friday night, prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to ground the aircraft. The stock price of Spirit […]

MJHollinshead/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Fast food workers defied skeptics roughly a decade ago with the “Fight for $15,” a campaign demanding an industry-wide pay floor at more than double the federal minimum wage. That aspiration spread across the low-wage workforce, helping to achieve a base pay of $15 per hour in six states and […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days away from the first ballots cast in the 2024 primary election, former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over his Republican rivals and tops President Joe Biden in some head-to-head polls. Trump’s standing appears to stem in part from widespread frustration over Biden’s handling of the economy. Only […]

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — TGI Fridays is starting off the new year by shuttering dozens of locations to support the restaurant chain’s long-term growth strategy, which it said includes appointing a former stakeholder to lead select regional locations “into a new phase of revitalization.” The Dallas-based casual dining bar and grill chain announced […]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dozens of families who are suing Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, won a legal victory Tuesday when a judge in California ruled their lawsuit against the social media giant may continue. Over 60 family members of children who allegedly obtained illegal drugs through Snapchat are part of […]