Former McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner analyzes the state of fast-food industry as the U.S. economy slows on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ McDonald’s recently weighed in on California’s newly-passed AB 1228. Several of the fast-food chain’s executives did so in an internal message that went out last week to those belonging to …
Read More »Martin Lewis discusses new electricity supplier with tariff at 13% below price cap | Personal Finance | Finance
Martin Lewis has spoken about a new electricity supplier that is “definitely worth having a look at” as its tariff is currently 13 percent below the Ofgem price cap. Fuse Energy is an app-based energy supplier supplying only electricity which offers a tariff of £931 a year based on typical …
Read More »Disney’s Magic Kingdom partially closed after black bear spotted on the loose, later captured
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Walt Disney World was held hostage by a bear that was on the loose for several hours in the Orlando, Florida, theme park Monday, as accounts indicated almost half of the Magic Kingdom was closed as a result. As of just before 1 p.m., …
Read More »SIPP explained: How to set up a SIPP as more people choose ‘flexible’ pensions option | Personal Finance | Finance
Britons are increasingly using SIPPs (self-invested personal pensions) to save up for their retirement as people want more flexibility about how their pensions work. Rajan Lakhani, money expert at smart money app Plum, told Express.co.uk: “More and more people are turning to SIPPs to save for their retirement in a …
Read More »How the best colleges stacked up for the year, according to US News & World Report
Panelists Caroline Downey and Rikki Schlott break down wokeness in higher education on ‘The Bottom Line.’ The longtime Ivy League university located in Princeton, New Jersey kept a hold on the title of the best national college for another year, a report released Monday found. On its “2024 Best Colleges” …
Read More »£200,000! That’s the cost of scrapping your state pension and nobody can afford it | Personal Finance | Finance
The triple lock has helped boost the value of the state pension since it was introduced by the coalition government in 2010, and scrapping it would be hugely controversial. The mechanism increases the state pension each year either by inflation, wages or 2.5 percent, whichever is highest. No wonder suggestions …
Read More »RFK Jr says he would ban fracking in 10-point plan to tackle plastics pollution
Continental Resources chairman Harold Hamm breaks down President Biden’s war on fossil fuels on ‘Kudlow.’ Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while announcing his 10-point plan to end the plastics pollution crisis, said he would ban fracking. The process of fracking involves high pressure injections of liquid into underground …
Read More »Record shop urges music lovers not to discard CDs | UK | News
First, it was vinyl which saw a revival in record shops across the UK, but now the CD comeback is underway with dealers reporting that rare albums on the format are at their highest-ever price. While you can probably forget about getting big bucks for Brittany Spears, some of the …
Read More »Taco Bell employee in hot water after customer makes disturbing find on bank statement: police
Hoover Institution’s Tyler Goodspeed provides insight on the state of the economy on “Kudlow.” An Ohio Taco Bell employee was arrested this month after allegedly scamming customers with fraudulent credit card transactions, reports said. “My card will never come out of my hand again. You can hand me the machine,” …
Read More »Sunak warned over triple lock threat as PM accused of ‘policies that ensure defeat’ | Politics | News
A former cabinet minister and an campaign chief for the Tories has warned that Rishi Sunak risks ensuring his party loses the next election unless he changes course on two major policies. Speaking to Express.co.uk the two senior party figures have said that they are alarmed over reports that the …
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