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Cook Political Report moves Pennsylvania Senate ra♐ce from lean Democrꦚatic to toss up

🐈 WASHINGTON, Pa. — The race between three-term Democratic incumbent Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick is now rated a toss up — and the self-described "underdog" tells The...

The American Dream has never been more expensive -- here's why

The price of the classic American dream now stands at $4.4 million -- a mind-boggling $1 million more than🌱 what it cost just a year ago

Holidays will disappoint as inflation-battered shoppers 'running out of money': ex-Target exec

The former Target vice chairman and💮 ex-Toys R Us chief executive said it is clear consumers are running low on savings ahead of the holiday season.

Trump leads Arizona aꦏs voter🔥s riddled with economic anxiety

New polling from CBS News and YouGov shows Donalꦚd Trump is on his way to picking up 11 electoral votes, with A🐭rizona voters sour on the national direction and riddled...

Major change coming for Doritos, Ruffles and Lay's in wake of customer outcry

 PepsiCo, the nation's largest sellꦇer of salty snacks, said that iꦜt will also add two more small bags of chips to its 18-bag variety pack.

 Making a strong case for Trump: Le�⛦�tters to the Editor — Oct. 15, 2024

🍨 NY Post readers 🌄discuss Michael Goodwin’s column making the case to vote for former President Donald Trump. 

True Value files for bankruptcy a✨fter 75 years, blames w💙eak housing market for plunging sales

𝓀Hardware and lumber wholesaler Do it Best is the stalking horse bidder and has agreed to pay $153 million in cash for the sinking company, according to a court filing. 

McDonald’s CEO shares prediction that 2025 will be ‘another challenging year’ — here's why

McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczin🌼ski told a business gathering in Boston on Thursday that the Big Mac maker is girding for more turbulence ahead.

Inflation rose more than exp🌺ected last month -- dim🦋ming hopes for another big rate cut from Fed

For the Fed,🎃 last week’s stronger-than-expected jobs report fueled concern the economy might not be cooling enough to slow inflation sufficiently.

Fed minutes show big rate cut favored by 'substantial majority' with inflation slowing

"Some" participants, however, supported only a quarter-point cut, while♛ "a few others indicated they could have supported such a decision."

McDonald's french fries supplier suddenly shutters factory, slashes jobs in alarming move

🐈 The company announced last week it is cutting jobs, closing a factory and curtailing production lines.

Tim’s ‘fundamental’ free-speech fail, th📖e West can win a🐟nd other commentary

In the veep debate, Gov. Tim Walz pulled the๊ proveﷺrbial “fire alarm” on free speech, warns Jonathan Turley at USA Today.

Tim Walz oddly highlights inflation, saying Trump 'doesn't actually know' high prices under Biden-Harris admin

YORK, Pa. — Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz took aim Wednesday𝄹 at Donald Trump, bizarrely suggesting the former prez hasn't been inside a grocery store in decades and "doesn't actually...

At least 45 container ships backed up out𝔉side US ports as dockworkers strike enters third day

 Some 45,000 port workers continued their fight for higher wages and 🥃protections from automation in their next contract.

Chipotle exec blames sales slump in Calif. on inflation -- not state's $20 minimum wage

The California🔯-based company raised its menu prices after the state hiked minimum wage for fast-food restaurant workers to $20 an hour.

Containers of coffee beans pile up during dockworkers' strike in bad news for consumers, roasters

US coffee stocks are a🥃t a low historical level, traders said, since importers have been avoiding high inventories to reduce storage costs during a period of high interest rates.𝄹 That situation makes the port problems...

Will the dockworkers' strike cause higher food prices? Experts weigh in

Unionized dockworkers at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began a strike Monday that will affect the flow of goods through po🌳rts that handle about half of seaborne trade to the...

 Dockworkers strike threatens to reigniteꦡ food inflation, spark holiday shortages for US consumers

ꦿ A lengthy labor stoppage threatens to disrupt the holiday shopping season for Americans who could see shortages of car parts, furniture and alcohol.

H🦹arris leads🐲 national polls — but voters prefer Trump on inflation, immigration, and jobs

Trump edg🌟es out Harris, 51% to 49%, when voters were asked who is "most ready to lead" on Inauguration Day 2025. 💖

💟 45K dockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike in m💮ove that could spark economic doom

The strike affe✨cting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977.