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JohnFScott/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starbucks will become the first nationwide coffee retailer to accept reusable cups for mobile orders, effective immediately, the coffeehouse chain said in a release Wednesday. Customers will now also have the same reusable cup option for drive-thru orders for the first time. Coffee drinkers can now fill a “clean, personal […]

moodboard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mortgage rates have plummeted in recent weeks, boosting the prospects of homebuyers previously stifled by high borrowing costs. Many forecasters predict mortgage rates will drop further, however, since the Federal Reserve expects to cut its benchmark interest rate this year. Those circumstances pose a quandary for buyers: Jump into a […]

CEO Elon Musk attends the Atreju political meeting organised by the young militants of Italian right wing party Brothers of Italy – CREDIT: Future Publishing/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days after Elon Musk bought X for $44 billion last year, he strolled through the glass doors at company headquarters carrying a kitchen sink. “Let that […]

FDA (NEW YORK) — Over 675,000 cans of baby formula are being recalled for possible bacterial contamination, the company announced. Reckitt and Mead Johnson Nutrition, the makers of Enfamil and Nutramigen, announced Saturday it was voluntarily recalling cans of Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder, a specialty formula given to infants with cow’s milk allergy, following […]

Jon Challicom/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The recent headlines for electric vehicles have been brutal: Sales are dropping. Momentum is slipping. Consumers are souring on the technology. Experts say, however, that 2024 may be the year to finally pull the plug on gasoline-powered cars and trucks. “Five years ago we did not have the array […]

Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wildfire smoke bathed New York City’s front-line workers in fumes, atmospheric rivers forced hundreds of thousands of California homes into darkness, and hurricane Idalia battered tourism in Florida. Natural disasters nationwide in 2023 focused attention on the life-or-death stakes of climate change but also underscored a grave risk of […]

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — With the minimum wage in California increasing to $20 an hour for fast food workers in 2024, some Pizza Hut franchisees say they’re preparing to eliminate jobs as well as delivery options for customers. As first reported by ABC News Los Angeles station KABC, two major Pizza Hut franchisees […]

Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amazon will begin displaying advertisements in movies and TV shows on its Prime Video streaming service next month, the company said in an email to subscribers this week viewed by ABC News. Customers will be offered an ad-free alternative for an additional $2.99 per month, the company added. “This […]

lechatnoir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer spending grew solidly this holiday season, rebuking concerns of a slowdown and reinforcing positive signals about the U.S. economy as it approaches the end of a tumultuous year. Buying among shoppers rose 3.1% over the holidays compared to the same period last year, according to data released on Tuesday […]