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Krispy Kreme said on Tuesday that it will no longer sell its doughnuts at McDonald’s restaurants after the partnership failed to deliver cost-effective results for the doughnut maker."Ultimately, efforts to bring our costs in line with unit demand were unsuccessful, making the partnership unsustainable for us," Krispy Kreme CEO Josh Charlesworth said in a statement.The companies said the partnership will end on July 2.MCDONALD'S EVOLUTION FROM DRIVE-IN TO GLOBAL FAST-FOOD […]

As President Donald Trump's July 4 deadline to pass his "big, beautiful bill" ticks closer, it doesn't look like Congress will be leaving Capitol Hill anytime soon in the midst of a high-stakes workplace environment.Via a Truth Social post Tuesday morning, the president announced that not a single lawmaker is permitted to take their summer vacation until the spending package is done and passed."To my friends in the Senate, lock […]

A longtime family farm in Cranbury, New Jersey, is at risk of being seized by the town through eminent domain. The situation with the farm owned by brothers Christopher and Andy Henry, which has been in their family for 175 years, recently drew notice from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Rollins said on X last week that she was "looking into this situation immediately," adding, "We must protect family farms […]

Online job listing company CareerBuilder + Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday.The Chicago-based company, formed by the September merger of CareerBuilding and Monster,  said it agreed to sell its job board operations, its most recognizable business, to JobGet, which has an app for so-called gig workers.Monster, the older of the two, "has worked to transform the recruiting industry" for 30 years, its website said. CareerBuilder has been […]

Electricity prices have surged over the past year, nearly doubling the overall inflation rate due to rising demand and increased investment in aging grid infrastructure. Prices rose 4.5% in May on an annual basis, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index (CPI), a broad measure of the cost of everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent. The overall inflation rate for all goods and services in May was […]

The U.S. dollar experienced a volatile trading day on Monday in the wake of the U.S. joining Israel in attacking Iran's nuclear facilities.The dollar strengthened during the Monday morning trading session, rising as much as 0.71% as investors flocked to the greenback, reaching its highest level since May, according to the WSJ Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against a basket of currencies.As afternoon approached, the dollar gave up those gains […]

A recall is underway for some Face Rock Creamery Vampire Slayer Cheese Curds sold at Trader Joe’s grocery stores in two states.Trader Joe’s said Friday that a "single lot code" of the cheese curds have been recalled in response to the potential risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.The recalled product was offered at some Trader Joe’s locations in Northern California as well as stores in the Nevada cities of Carson City, […]

FICO said on Monday that it is going to incorporate buy now, pay later (BNPL) data into credit scores as the payment method surges in popularity. The FICO Score 10 BNPL and FICO Score 10 T BNPL will be the first credit scores from a leading credit scoring provider to incorporate this data. FICO said the scores represent a "significant advancement in credit scoring, accounting for the growing importance" of such […]

Motorists don't have to worry about a massive spike in prices at the gas pump yet, according to industry analysts. Oil prices, which account for more than half of what consumers pay at the pump, fell Monday morning after temporarily surging Sunday following U.S. strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) sat around a one-year-high, while global benchmark Brent crude neared a […]