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Drivers are now paying 25 cents less than they did on Labor Day 2018 ($2.84), and 5 cents less than on Labor Day 2017 ($2.64). "Strong US oil production r...

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The low prices certainly created a commotion, with checkout lines two hours long and three-hour waits simply to find a spot in the parking lot. The 14,000 squ...

KFC Will Test Plant-Based Fried Chicken

Brands Inc. has been the latest food chain operator to jump on to the vegan bandwagon to cope up with soaring interests from restaurants alongside consumers. ...

Google to move Pixel smartphone production to Vietnam

Desperate to lead the globe's militaries in artificial intelligence, the U.S. Defence Department is trying to navigate a maze of tech employee protests and poli...

RBI showers ₹1.76 lakh crore bonanza on government

The statement said that an expert committee, headed by former RBI governor Bimal Jalan , to review the Extant Economic Capital Framework of the RBI has submitt...

KFC testing meat-free fried chicken at single location

Starting Monday, the fast food chain is testing a meatless alternative to is classic fried chicken. KFC's Cobb Parkway restaurant is located at 2637 Cobb Pk...

Apple MacBooks banned from flights due to fire risk

With several worldwide airlines banning some older models of Apple's flagship laptop MacBook Pro in both check-in or hand luggage, including in India, fears of ...

Trump, Macron to meet press together in France Monday

But he was here. "I said I don't want to meet right now", he said. In a frantic week of travel, Zarif had held his Paris talks with Macron on Friday after a...

Oil dragged into US-China trade war, prices slump

The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery tumbled 1.18 US dollars to settle at 54.17 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent...

Amazon Joins Walmart in Saying Tesla Solar Panel Caught Fire

Walmart is alleging that fires on the rooftops of stores in California, Maryland, and OH were the result of Tesla solar panels. Project Titan came about a y...

US, Japan agree to deal in principle

Trump says Japan is expected to make large purchases of corn as part of the agreement. "With regard to the potential purchase of American corn, in Japan, we a...

VMware acquires Pivotal and Carbon Black for $4.8 billion

VMWare also trimmed job postings leading up to its two big deals. Since the company's April 2018 IPO (which, has since been a disappointment for investors), 14...

Porsche streamlines the Taycan EV’s infotainment system

And we can touch it in up to five different places. Porsche Australia has confirmed the Taycan will be offered locally. Judging by the cleaner interface c...

China trade war deteriorates

The communist country will also resume duties on American cars, according to CNBC . The pending 10% tariff on another $300 billion in goods would hit everythin...

Overstock.com CEO Resigns After Revealing Involvement in FBI-Russia Probe

Kamelia Aryafar, Overstock's Chief Algorithms Officer, is being promoted to Executive Vice President of Overstock's retail business and is joining the board...

Wall St rises at open as Lowe's, Target boost retailers

For the three months ended August 2, the Mooresville, North Carolina, company earned $1.68 billion, or $2.14 per share. The strong earnings came as yields on ...

Seth Moulton to end 2020 presidential campaign

Cory Gardner (R-Colo.). Moulton said Friday that he would seek reelection to the House in Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District near Boston. "We're rewar...

Former Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley dies aged 66

The statement read, "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri Arun Jaitley , honourable Member of Parliament and former Finance ...

Amazon fires: France and Ireland threaten to block European Union trade deal

As the fires burned, foreign pressure continued to grow. "We also know that those fires are sending small particles, particles are trapped inside of the lungs...

China to impose new tariffs on $75bn of United States imports

Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce says that President Trump has the Chamber's support, but...

Need an FM with basic understanding of economics: Cong slams Sitharaman’s announcement

Since the Budget, the benchmark index, Sensex had fallen over 3,000 points after it touched a life-time high of 40,000 in May. Angel tax and startups : The...

S&P 500 stalls in economic data offset, ahead of Fed chair's speech

The U.S. central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in a decade earlier this month, an indicator that it feels less confident in the pros...

China escalates USA trade row with new tariffs

China also said it plans to resume its 25% duties on American automobiles and 5% tariffs on auto parts on December 15. "We don't need China and, frankly, wo...

French business activity expanding in August: PMI

Meanwhile, services purchasing managers index rose to 53.4 from 53.2 in July. Analysts also say the tit-for-tat tariffs between the US and China are also having...

Pot lottery winners plan to set up shop in Kitchener, Guelph

AGCO senior communications advisor Raymond Kahnert said that at this point, "the locations are proposed only, and not approved to open". The latest lottery an...

Qantas to test non-stop flights to London and NY

Instead of going direct, two aircraft will be flown to NY and one to London, after which they will fly nonstop to Sydney, Australia, to simulate the 19-plus-hou...

Boris Johnson assures Ukrainian president of opposing Russia's return to G7

Trump and other leaders of the Group of Seven nations will meet Saturday for three days in the southwestern French resort town of Biarritz. The G7 annual summ...

Popeyes has created the new war over chicken sandwiches

With that in mind, Chick-fil-A tweeted out a message which, based on the timing, was seemingly directed at Popeyes . " Popeyes caught wind of the tweet an...

China Pares Lending Rates with New Benchmark, More Cuts to Come

The People's Bank of China (PBOC ) debuted its new loan prime rates (LPR) under a new mechanism that was unveiled over the weekend. The LPR is the commercial b...

Amazon opens Hyderabad campus

According to a report in Bloomberg , Amit Agarwal , Amazon's country manager for India said that this facility will build services globally citing examples ...

Asian Stock Markets Follow Wall Street Lower Prior to US Fed Release

However, policymakers warned that the trade war appears to be a "persistent headwind". Fed officials also said trade uncertainties were an important factor in...

Yields fall as Fed minutes, Powell speech in focus

Other than the Fed, Trump claims the U.S. economy is in a near-perfect shape " doing great with China and other Trade Deals ". China also unveiled interest ra...

Trump administration expected to announce plan to detain migrant children longer

That agreement is generally interpreted as meaning families must be released within 20 days. PHOTO: Recently detained migrants, many of them family units, sit...

UK says to skip most EU meetings from Sept 1: government

Theresa May's government was also committed to ending free movement "as soon as possible" and not before a transition period had elapsed. Business groups hav...

Selloff on Wall Street as recession fears take hold

The broader market was also under intense pressure, with the S&P 500 index dropping 2.9% and the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite also shedding 3%. The Dow fel...