Volkswagen’s leadership is warning that the company may need to cut an extra 50,000 jobs to stay competitive with auto industry rivals, according to an internal memo sent to staff. The German automaker previously announced plans to cut 50,000 jobs across the company, including at its subsidiaries Porsche and Audi,…
American families are increasingly being pushed past their financial limits at the grocery checkout counter, turning to credit card debt just to keep food on the table, according to a new study. Data released Monday from the Urban Institute found that a cumulative 32% increase in food costs over the…
Meta is expanding its massive data center project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, making it one of the largest data centers in history, the company announced Monday. The expansion pushes Meta’s total investment in the region to more than $50 billion, marking one of the…
More than 1,000 MagSafe battery chargers have been recalled over burn risks following reports of the power banks catching fire and causing burn injuries. Flaunt is recalling about 1,400 MagSafe battery chargers due to the risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer…
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The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is causing a fierce bidding war for some luxury homes in the San Francisco Bay Area, with dozens of homes selling more than $1 million above asking price last month. Mike Simonsen, chief economist at Compass International Holdings, noted in…
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American workers who never use artificial intelligence (AI) may be more likely to be laid off than those who use AI more regularly, according to new data. Gallup research found that 62% of workers who have been laid off were non-users of AI who used it once per year or…
Some Social Security beneficiaries will receive two checks this July as a quirk in the calendar shifted the payment timeline for an adjacent month. The Social Security Administration (SSA) ordinarily disburses payments for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) on the first day of a given month. The SSI program provides monthly…
A community on Florida’s Gulf Coast has seen a large influx of new residents from the Midwest who are driving the area’s rapid growth. The population of Sarasota County, Florida, has grown 12.4% over the five years leading up to April 2025, according to Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business…
The average new car payment rose to an all-time high in the first quarter as American households continued to face affordability challenges in the economy. A new report by LendingTree citing data from Experian for the first quarter of 2026 found that the average monthly payment for a new vehicle…
The Trump administration on Friday laid out a sweeping deregulatory plan to eliminate over 700 rules across federal agencies. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released its 2026 regulatory plan which covered 702 deregulatory actions, an increase from 482 in the 2025 regulatory plan released by the Trump…
A father says his family of five is able to eat at Chick-fil-A for under $45 using a DIY sandwich “hack,” though menu prices vary by location amid concerns across the country about affordability due to rising costs. Jeff Johnson, a worship pastor at an Atlanta church and a podcast…
BMW is “here for the long game” in the U.S. as it completes a $1.7 billion South Carolina investment and prepares to build fully electric vehicles at its largest plant, its North America CEO told FOX Business. Sebastian Mackensen, president and CEO of BMW of North America, said the investment…
In an Independence Day announcement, tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife Susan unveiled a “public-private partnership” aimed at giving millions of young Americans a direct financial stake in the nation’s economy. The Dell Technologies CEO took to X on Saturday to announce they are giving $250 each to the…
This Fourth of July marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S., and while Americans around the country are celebrating the occasion, it also serves as an opportunity to reflect on what helped make the U.S. the world’s largest economy and the reasons it’s still a great place…
Microsoft is expected to lay off up to 2.5% of its workforce as early as next week. The cuts, which could affect 5,000 employees, may impact sales, consulting and the Xbox gaming unit, according to a report from Business Insider Tuesday. The layoffs would mark the latest round of restructuring in…
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