Dockworkers strike may cause food inflation, Christmas holiday shortages for US consumers
A strike by longshoremen at more than a dozen locations in the eastern United States threatens to reignite food inflation in the coming weeks, potentially leading to shortages of toys and Christmas trees just as the holiday season begins. About 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job Tuesday and picketed ports […]
Bitcoin jumps while Japan holiday dulls most currencies – Yahoo Finance
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bitcoin rose to a one-month high on Monday, extending a rally following the U.S. Federal Reserve's mega-interest rate cut last week in a notable move, while the yen and most other major currencies stagnated as Japanese markets were closed. The dollar rose against the yen last week to a two-week high of […]
Holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018; inflation wipes out consumers’ savings
U.S. holiday sales are expected to grow at the slowest pace since 2018 amid concerns that persistent inflation will wipe out consumer savings, according to a new survey. Holiday retail sales are projected to grow 2.3% to 3.3% from November through January, totaling $1.6 trillion. According to Deloitte's annual holiday retail forecast. That's a far […]
Will extreme weather impact holiday in US this weekend?
The unofficial end of summer is fast approaching, with millions of people across the United States packing their bags and heading out of town for the Labor Day holiday weekend. But travellers beware: bad weather could also cancel your journey home. According to data from AAA, domestic travel is on the rise this Labor Day […]
Can I back out of my offer to take on work over the holiday weekend?
I work in customer service as a chat agent, which means I respond to text chats and emails. This Labor Day, my boss was looking for volunteers and I told them I was free and what hours I could work. My boss offered to schedule me to take calls. I haven't answered the phone in […]
South Londoners raise £3k for street cleaner’s holiday – but bosses say no | London
A heartwarming story about a community coming together to show their appreciation for a man who helps keep their streets clean hit a snag when his boss told him he couldn’t accept holiday donations. In Beckenham, south-east London, more than 200 people have donated money to send Paul Spires to Portugal for a summer holiday. […]
Guide to Massachusetts' sales tax holiday this weekend, Aug. 10-11, 2024 – WCVB Boston
A guide to Massachusetts sales tax exemptions this weekend, August 10-11, 2024 Updated: August 9, 2024, 9:20 PM EDT Things you need to know to save money. Sales Tax Weekend. Think big, but not too big. You can’t save on taxes on cars or anything over $2,500. But what about that expensive piece of jewelry […]
Protesters arrested after mobbing Holiday Inn Express migrant hotel
Potentially violent protests erupted across Britain on Sunday after a false rumor spread about a teenage boy who allegedly stabbed three children to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last week. Right-wing protesters clashed with police and counter-demonstrators at the Holiday Inn Express Rotherham in South Yorkshire, which houses migrant asylum seekers. More than […]
January 1 or December 6, Not June 19, Should Be the National Holiday
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Today [June 19] has been declared a national holiday—Juneteenth. But if we really want to celebrate a day that was a landmark in America’s journey toward a freer, less racist society, we should not be celebrating Juneteenth—we should be celebrating January 1, the day in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation […]
Great American Family’s Modern Twist to ‘Little Women’ Promises All-Star Cast and Holiday Spirit
The classic story of the March sisters Little Women It is reinterpreted for modern times in The Great American Family. The family-oriented network aired Wednesdays. Little Women’s Christmasis a modern-day version of the popular novel that follows the lives of the March sisters in a small town in Tennessee at Christmastime. The film will be […]