Retailers are now in the throes of processing billions of dollars in returned holiday gifts, but many of those items aren’t going back on shelves. Instead, they’ll be bundled off to warehouses and sold in…
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The ‘stakes are high’ in the investigation into the Alaska Airline flight that was forced to make an emergency landing when a panel of the Boeing plane blew out midair, according to the chair of…
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The U.S. labor market closed out 2023 in strong shape as the pace of hiring was even more powerful than expected, the Labor Department reported Friday. December’s jobs report showed employers added 216,000 jobs for…
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A stainless steel cup is proving surprisingly durable in the often erratic world of internet fads. It’s called the Stanley “Quencher,” and it checks in at 1 foot tall. Capable of holding 40 ounces of…
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Five states are deciding this year whether to ditch the practice of paying workers who earn tips less than the minimum wage. And activists say they’re bringing that fight to at least as many others,…
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The release of a limited-edition pink version of the viral 40-ounce Stanley Quencher drinking cup designed with Starbucks led to chaos at multiple Target locations nationwide Wednesday. Social media clips show customers in a frenzy…
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Federal student loan borrowers are confronting some challenges in restarting their payments since a pandemic-era pause ended in October. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Friday that borrowers are dealing with inaccurate and untimely billing…
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Lululemon founder and former CEO Chip Wilson criticized the company’s recent moves to expand its product line to a wider market. In a new interview with Forbes, Wilson, who launched the yogawear-maker in 1998 in…
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Starbucks announced it will allow customers to use their own personal cups for all visits, including drive-through and mobile orders, in a bid to reduce waste sent to landfills. The new practice starts Wednesday at…
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TGI Fridays is closing 36 ‘underperforming’ locations across the U.S. as part of a broader restructuring. The fast-casual eatery said in a release late Wednesday that it is offering at least 1,000 transfer opportunities to…