New-home construction slumps for 5th straight month
U.S. single-family home construction fell to its lowest level in a year and a half in July, partly due to the disruption to housing activity caused by Hurricane Beryl, but an increase in new home supply may limit any recovery. Home construction numbers released by the Commerce Department on Friday fell for the fifth straight […]
Daunting month among top takeaways for Nets’ 2024-25 schedule
Five things to note from the Nets’ full schedule released on Thursday: November Reunion New Nets head coach Jordy Fernandez is scheduled to face his former team, the Kings, in Sacramento on November 24. New Nets head coach Jordy Fernandez will face his former team, the Kings, on November 24, 2024. Getty Images He was […]
Subway to launch value meals, including $6.99 footlong, this month after snack promotion bust: sources
Subway said it is tweaking its marketing strategy to combat a recent sales slump, switching from promoting snack foods to offering value meals, according to sources on a conference call with franchisees. Subway CEO John Chidozie said Thursday that the company will begin a promotion offering a different one-foot sub every day for $6.99 when […]
Google unveils AI-powered Pixel smartphones month before new iPhone launch
Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Tuesday New Pixel smartphones The company is in a race to build AI into its hardware, further integrating artificial intelligence technology. The event, held at Alphabet’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, broke with Google’s tradition of announcing new versions of its flagship Pixel smartphone, which was released in October 2016, in […]
Blink Fitness — whose gyms charged as little as $15 a month — files for bankruptcy
Blink Fitness has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling to win back gym-goers who canceled their memberships during the pandemic, the company announced Monday. Founded in New York City in 2011, the low-cost fitness chain charges $15 to $40 per month for membership, according to its website. Blink, which has more than 100 […]
Kamala Harris’ 70-second interaction with reporters ends with blowback for her and the media: ‘End of the month’
Vice President Kamala Harris finally answered some questions on Thursday. After Donald Trump spoke for more than an hour at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago and answered more than a dozen questions from reporters, Harris took brief questions from the media on the tarmac at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. “The essence of journalism is […]
Kamala Harris Vows to Schedule an Interview ‘Before the End of the Month’
Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to schedule the interview “by the end of this month” after speaking with her team on Thursday. It is unclear whether the interviews will take place in the last three weeks of August or if they will be scheduled before the end of August. Harris has not held an unscripted […]
60 Consecutive Months of 1 Million+ Firearm Background Checks a Month
July 2024 marked the 60th consecutive month that background checks for retail gun sales exceeded 1 million, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) announced Monday. According to the NSSF:The total number of nationwide instant criminal background checks on gun sales in July was 106,790. “The last time monthly background checks related to retail firearm sales […]
July Jobs Report ‘Part of’ Transition to ‘Steadier’ Growth, We Don’t Look at Just One Month
On Friday’s “CNN News Central” broadcast, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su responded to the July jobs report, saying “we’re looking at trends, not just one month of data,” and that while the July number is “lower than expected, it’s part of a transition to continued job growth, growth at a steadier, more sustainable pace.” Su […]
2024 Cash Dash: Harris fundraising surge more than doubles Trump’s haul last month
Vice President Kamala Harris raised a staggering $310 million in July, her campaign announced Friday morning, touting it as “the largest fundraising effort of the 2024 election cycle.” The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s fundraising total is more than double the $138.7 million he raised last month, his campaign said on Thursday. Harris has enjoyed a […]