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Inflation is trending down. Try telling that to the housing market. Last spring, Rosaline Tio and Dave Hung decided it was time to move. The couple, in their late 30’s, had owned a townhouse in Atlanta since 2017, but Dave’s commute was starting to feel long and the house, now also home to a four-year-old

DirecTV has a new free streaming service coming. Here's what we know More of us are watching free streaming video content with commercials. Now a big name, DirecTV, is getting into the game with MyFree DirecTV, a free ad-supported service due to launch in November. DirecTV, one of the nation's largest TV providers, is launching

What if you could choose how to use your 401(k) match? One company's trying that. The 401(k)-retirement account continues to evolve, with a recent IRS ruling allowing employees the power to choose how to allocate their company’s contributions. The ruling would allow employees to designate a portion of their company’s match to go towards their

The Daily Money: Revisiting California's $20 minimum wage Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money. Remember when all those California restaurateurs warned of big job losses and price hikes if the state raised its minimum wage? AB 1228 went into effect in the Golden State on April 1, setting a $20 per hour

Uber, Lyft drivers fight for higher pay, better protections This article was produced by the nonprofit journalism publication Capital & Main and is co-published here with permission.   On a muggy June morning, a handful of rideshare drivers descended on Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport with stacks of red, white and blue leaflets, limp in the heat, that demanded to

Airheads 'treats feet' with new cherry scented foot spray ahead of Halloween Airheads wants to "treat your feet" this Halloween, gifting a limited-edition fruit scented foot spray to a lucky few in the coming days. The spray, according to an Airheads news release, will smell just like the company's cherry flavored taffy bar would taste

California's $20 fast food minimum wage didn't lead to major job losses, study finds A study from the University of California Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that a California state law raised the minimum wage for fast food workers did not lead to large job loses or price hikes. AB 1228

How do I show my worth and negotiate the best starting salary? Ask HR Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR professional society and author of "Reset: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an

Amazon pharmacy to offer same-day delivery to nearly half of US by end of 2025 Amazon said on Wednesday it would be expanding its national pharmacy network next year, which would allow it to reach nearly half of U.S. residents for same-day delivery of prescriptions. The expansion by the Seattle-based retailer comes as other national

McDonald's Chicken Big Mac debuts this week: Here's what's on it and when you can get one Could McDonald's new Chicken Big Mac reignite the chicken sandwich wars? We will know soon. The new sandwich becomes available Thursday, Oct. 10, for a limited time at restaurants across the U.S. The Chicken Big Mac sandwich shares

3 out of every 5 gas stations in Tampa are out of fuel as Hurricane Milton approaches Data from Gas Buddy show gas shortages in other areas of the state with a third of stations in the Fort Myers/Naples area, Sarasota, and Gainesville all seeing shortages. The majority of gas stations in the Tampa area

Mountain Dew VooDew 2024: What is the soft drink's Halloween mystery flavor? Mountain Dew mavens are still sharing their suspicions as to the beverage's annual mystery flavor. For the sixth year in a row, PepsiCo has released a Mountain Dew VooDew drink ahead of Halloween, labeling it as a mystery flavor. This year's release came