Warner Bros. has axed the $90 million “Batgirl” film planned for HBO Max, according to a person connected with the film who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. The decision was highly unusual for such a high-priced movie in the final stages of completion. But the studio ultimately …
Read More »Trader Joe’s workers set to vote on forming a union
Workers at a Trader Joe’s in Hadley, Massachusetts, are scheduled to vote this week on whether to form the first union at the nationwide grocery chain. The vote comes as a wave of organizing sweeps the retail sector, with thousands of workers at Starbucks, Amazon, Apple and other large employers …
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Certain pouches of Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberries sold nationwide are being recalled because they could contain too much lead. The recall involves two lots of the berries with best-by-dates of December 2024 and January 2025 sold through retail and online stores, with the heavy metal content detected by a lab …
Read More »Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to block Roundup lawsuits
The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer’s appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices on Tuesday left in place a $25 million judgment in favor of Edwin Hardeman, a California man who says he developed cancer from using Roundup for decades to …
Read More »What should you do with your money to prepare for a recession?
Soaring inflation, painfully high gas prices, and fear of a looming recession have many Americans worrying about their financial security. “If you have inflation and a recession combined together, it’s a whole different beast,” said Sam Zimmerman, CEO of Sagewell Financial, a banking company geared toward seniors. “This is a time …
Read More »Inflation surged 8.6% over the last year — fastest since 1981
Inflation accelerated across the U.S. in May, jumping to 8.6% — the steepest increase since 1981, according to new government data. The jump in the Consumer Price Index, a broad basket of goods and services, was due mainly to price increases for fuel, food and housing, the Labor Department reported Friday. In …
Read More »Pfizer says 3 of its COVID shots give kids under 5 strong protection
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots. The news comes after months of anxious waiting by …
Read More »Virtual land rush is driving up the cost of space in the metaverse
Spurred by fear of missing out on the next big thing, large corporations and institutional investors are gobbling up choice digital real estate, with virtual parcels being bought up almost faster than the environments can be created. Prices for space in the connected virtual- and augmented-reality environments known as the …
Read More »Amazon reports first financial loss since 2015, denting stock
Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 on Thursday, its money-making juggernaut stalled by a slowdown in pandemic-induced online shopping and a huge write-down of its investment in an electric-vehicle startup. The Seattle-based ecommerce giant’s stock almost 10% in after-hours trading. Amazon reported a loss of $3.84 billion, or …
Read More »Here’s how much Americans pay in property taxes in every U.S. state
Housing prices across the U.S. are surging, scrambling the plans of many buyers and dashing others’ hopes of owning a home. Another rising cost that homeowners are grappling with? Property taxes. In some counties around the country, average property tax payments hit record highs last year, according to a report …
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