Minimum wages set to increase in these 20 states in 2019
Millions of workers are due for a raise next year.
Millions of workers are due for a raise next year.
Social Security checks to rise in January
Retirees are set to see the biggest increase in their monthly Social Security checks in seven years.
Retirees are set to see the biggest increase in their monthly Social Security checks in seven years.
Dow Jones vaults more than 1,000 points for biggest daily point gain ever
U.S. stocks surged Wednesday, recovering all their losses from a Christmas Eve plunge and placing the market on track for its best day in nine months.
U.S. stocks surged Wednesday, recovering all their losses from a Christmas Eve plunge and placing the market on track for its best day in nine months.
Trump assails Fed as stock market tanks on Christmas Eve
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to assure the public and financial markets that Jerome Powell's job as Fed chairman was safe.
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to assure the public and financial markets that Jerome Powell's job as Fed chairman was safe.
Taco Cabana to shutter five North Texas locations
Several North Texas locations of the Tex-Mex fast food chain Taco Cabana will be shuttered, its owners announced on Thursday.
Several North Texas locations of the Tex-Mex fast food chain Taco Cabana will be shuttered, its owners announced on Thursday.
USDA moves to tighten restrictions on food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is setting out to do what this year's farm bill didn't: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance. The Agriculture Department on Thursday is proposing a rule that would restrict the ability of states to exempt work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment to receive food stamps.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is setting out to do what this year's farm bill didn't: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance. The Agriculture Department on Thursday is proposing a rule that would restrict the ability of states to exempt work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment to receive food stamps.
Chick-fil-A will soon be the No. 3 fast-food chain in America, research firm claims
Chick-fil-A is on fire.
Chick-fil-A is on fire.
Report: Facebook shared private messages with partners
Facebook gave some companies more extensive access to users' personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, according to a New York Times report. The newspaper on Wednesday detailed special arrangements between Facebook and companies such as Microsoft, Netflix and Spotify, in the latest revelations on how the...
Facebook gave some companies more extensive access to users' personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, according to a New York Times report. The newspaper on Wednesday detailed special arrangements between Facebook and companies such as Microsoft, Netflix and Spotify, in the latest revelations on how the...
Fox4ward: Transforming the World of Work
More and more people these days are working on a free-lance, contract basis, in many different industries. And a former North Texas basketball star is now helping make the so-called "gig economy" function better for both companies, AND workers. Dan Godwin has this Fox4ward.
More and more people these days are working on a free-lance, contract basis, in many different industries. And a former North Texas basketball star is now helping make the so-called "gig economy" function better for both companies, AND workers. Dan Godwin has this Fox4ward.
Apple deepens Austin ties, expands operations east and west with hopes of 8,000 new jobs
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Apple will build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, break ground on smaller locations in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California, and over the next three years will expand in Pittsburgh, New York and Colorado.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Apple will build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, break ground on smaller locations in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California, and over the next three years will expand in Pittsburgh, New York and Colorado.
Panera is giving out free bagels every day for the rest of 2018
Looks like breakfast is covered for the rest of December.
Looks like breakfast is covered for the rest of December.
Amazon building air hub at Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Amazon may not be bringing its second headquarters to North Texas but is planning to build a new regional air hub and bring hundreds of new jobs to the Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
Amazon may not be bringing its second headquarters to North Texas but is planning to build a new regional air hub and bring hundreds of new jobs to the Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
29,000 pounds of Jimmy Dean 'Heat 'n Serve' sausages recalled, may contain metal, USDA says
Kentucky-based CTI Foods LLC, is recalling over 29,000 pounds of frozen Jimmy Dean Heat 'n Serve pork and turkey Original Sausage Links because they may contain pieces of metal, according to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Kentucky-based CTI Foods LLC, is recalling over 29,000 pounds of frozen Jimmy Dean Heat 'n Serve pork and turkey Original Sausage Links because they may contain pieces of metal, according to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Affordable Tech Toys
Buying kids fun and educational technology-based toys doesn't have to break the bank. Laurie Schacht from ToyInsider.com shares some options for all ages.
Buying kids fun and educational technology-based toys doesn't have to break the bank. Laurie Schacht from ToyInsider.com shares some options for all ages.
Marlboro maker places $2.4 billion bet on marijuana
One of the world's biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market with a $2.4 billion buy-in. Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. is taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, the Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider.
One of the world's biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market with a $2.4 billion buy-in. Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. is taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, the Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider.
Renewed jitters over trade send stocks, bond yields lower
Stocks tanked Tuesday as the goodwill generated by a truce between the U.S. and China over trade evaporated over confusion about what the two sides had actually agreed upon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 800 points. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note declined to its lowest level in three months, a signal that the bond market is worried about long-term economic growth.
Stocks tanked Tuesday as the goodwill generated by a truce between the U.S. and China over trade evaporated over confusion about what the two sides had actually agreed upon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 800 points. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note declined to its lowest level in three months, a signal that the bond market is worried about long-term economic growth.
Frontier Airlines flight bound for Tampa makes emergency landing after engine problem
A Tampa-bound Frontier Airlines flight leaving Las Vegas had to return to the airport minutes later because of an engine problem.
A Tampa-bound Frontier Airlines flight leaving Las Vegas had to return to the airport minutes later because of an engine problem.
US, China put brakes on trade dispute with cease-fire
The United States and China reached a 90-day cease-fire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.
The United States and China reached a 90-day cease-fire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.
Marriott says database security breach may have exposed info of 500 million guests
Hackers stole information on as many as 500 million guests of the Marriott hotel empire over four years, obtaining credit card and passport numbers and other personal data, the company said Friday as it acknowledged one of the largest security breaches in history.
Hackers stole information on as many as 500 million guests of the Marriott hotel empire over four years, obtaining credit card and passport numbers and other personal data, the company said Friday as it acknowledged one of the largest security breaches in history.
Payless opened a fake luxury store and sold $20 shoes for hundreds of dollars
Payless taught fashion influencers a lesson about shoes by opening a fake store that sold Main Street shoes at Madison Avenue prices.
Payless taught fashion influencers a lesson about shoes by opening a fake store that sold Main Street shoes at Madison Avenue prices.