A car goes through the drive-thru at a Burger King restaurant on May 6, 2026 in Burbank, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images When Jeremy Kline was 15, he started as a crew member at Taco Bell. In the decades since then, he worked his way up the restaurant industry to director of franchising for…
Barbie dolls are seen in a store at Fiumicino Airport in Rome on March 28, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Mattel rose nearly 20% on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the toymaker had attracted takeover interest from Authentic Brands Group. The brand licensing company has privately discussed…
Boeing engineers and technical workers approved a sweetened four-year contract with immediate 10% raises, avoiding a potential strike at the aerospace giant as it seeks federal approval for new aircraft and to increase aircraft production. “We secured many victories that some thought were completely out of reach when this negotiation cycle started,” said the Society…
Milan_jovic | E+ | Getty Images New York City has become the latest jurisdiction to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions. The city’s new “click to cancel” rule, which took effect Thursday, requires businesses to make it easier for customers to end subscriptions that renew automatically. While New York state already requires a cancellation method as…
Nike is expected to report fiscal first-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday as the retailer struggles to maintain relevancy and sales growth under CEO Elliott Hill. Former Chief Financial Officer Matt Friend previously said the sneaker company expects sales for the first two quarters of fiscal 2027 to be “flattish,” especially as it sees a…
General Motors on Thursday reported a year-over-year sales decline of 5.5%, with 670,974 new vehicles sold during the third quarter. GM’s sales of all-electric vehicles are down across the board, as enthusiasm for electric vehicles wanes. EV demand spiked last year ahead of the Trump administration ending up to $7,500 in federal incentives for consumers…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, as he announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, Aug. 24, 2026. Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty Images More than 60 million American children under age 18 have been automatically enrolled in Trump…
One of the biggest decisions retirees make — when to claim Social Security benefits — would be described differently under a bill that may soon become law. The Claiming Age Clarity Act, a bipartisan bill that changes certain terms to describe the ages when a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits, passed the Senate…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering new ways for individual investors to gain access to some private-market investments — including passing an exam. The three-member commission said on Wednesday it is considering expanding the qualifiers for so-called accredited investor status. Certain investments — such as private equity funds, venture capital, and hedge funds, among others — commonly require…
Walmart is aiming to make it as easy as possible for its customers to find exactly what they want. The retailer is leveraging three new tools tied to its digital shelf labels for both customers and store associates to better find products. It’s the latest part of the company’s push to modernize its technology and…