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The Daily Money: A match made in automaker heaven? Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money, on a surprisingly busy pre-Christmas week. Two of Japan's biggest automakers, Honda and Nissan, have reportedly begun merger talks, Mike Snider reports. The two Japanese-headquartered firms are looking to join their families to contend with an ever-challenging industry

KFC to open first spinoff restaurant Saucy this weekend: See what's on the menu It's time to get saucy with a fresh take on a classic, according to KFC. The fast-food chicken joint is set to open the first location of its spinoff restaurant, Saucy, this weekend. The standalone concept will debut in Florida with

Frito-Lay issues limited recall for Lay’s Classic Potato Chips over undeclared milk A popular salty snack is being recalled. Frito-Lay issued a limited recall on Monday for its 13-ounce bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips, an alert from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. In the alert published on Wednesday, the packaged goods company

New CFPB tool aims to help consumers save money on credit cards and avoid rewards scams With holiday shopping in full swing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning credit card companies it’s on to their illegal bait-and-switch rewards tactics used on consumers. Some credit card companies are illegally devaluing rewards points and airline miles

Listen up, businesses! Time's running out to claim your share of a $5.5B settlement Businesses still have time, but not a lot, to claim their part of a $5.5 billion class action settlement stemming from Visa and Mastercard’s alleged fee overcharges, attorneys said. The deadline to file a claim is Feb. 4, extended from Aug.

Should I buy a present for my boss or coworker? Here are 7 tips for office gift-giving. As you're celebrating with co-workers during the office holiday party, should gift exchanges be part of the festivities? Is it OK to get a co-worker a gift? Should you buy your boss one? At work, it is often

New York tax preparer 'the Magician' pleads guilty to filing thousands of false reports Federal officials announced Tuesday that a New York tax preparer known as "the Magician" pleaded guilty to filing tens of thousands of false tax returns, which officials say has cost the government $145 million in lost tax payments. In a press

Amazon workers approve strike in California, third authorization ahead of Christmas LOS ANGELES − Amazon workers in Southern California represented by the Teamsters union authorized a strike at four warehouses, days after strikes were authorized in New York and Illinois. The strike authorizations, announced in a Tuesday press release, cover Teamsters workers at warehouses in

New hybrid-electric Honda Prelude, ode to '78 original, coming to US in late 2025 Honda is paying homage to one of its most iconic nameplates introduced more than 45 years ago. Honda announced Monday that a new hybrid-electric Prelude sports coupe will be introduced in the U.S. market in late 2025. Car and Driver, an

Walmart employees testing body cameras at some stores for 'security measures' Walmart has become the most recent retailer known to have some store employees wear body cameras. The nation's largest retailer has some employees taking part in a body camera pilot program. “While we don’t talk about the specifics of our security measures, we are

The Ram 1500 is MotorTrend’s 2025 Truck of the Year Well, that makes it a clean sweep. All three winners of Golden Calipers this year entered their competitions as dark-horse candidates. Each was overshadowed by flashier, sexier or more “newsworthy” candidates. In the truck realm, those frontrunners included a purpose-built 440-mile electric pickup with midgate

California company recalls over 540,000 tires due to lack of snow traction A California-based tire company has recalled over 540,000 replacement tires mistakenly labeled as snow traction products, according to an announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The announcement was released Monday, noting that Prinx Chengshan Tire North America Inc. has recalled tires