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People walk around the Financial District near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 29, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

US business activity at nine-month low in January; hiring accelerates

Firms reported boosting hiring, supporting the Federal Reserve’s cautious approach to cutting interest rates this year.

Meta Officially Shuts Down Corporate DEI Programs

Meta has announced that they are officially ending all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, effective immediately, joining other large companies cutting back on DEI policies.

EFFINGHAM, IL - MARCH 30: A Quarter Pounder hamburger is served at a McDonald's restaurant on March 30, 2017 in Effingham, Illinois. McDonald's announced today that it will start making the burger with fresh beef patties instead of the frozen beef that it currently uses. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CDC: 1 Dead, 49 Falls Ill Following E. Coli Outbreak Linked To McDonald’s Quarter Pounder

The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a food safety alert after one person died and 49 others fell ill from E. coli, and officials believe the outbreak is linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers.

A man arranges produce at Best World Supermarket in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

Higher food prices lift US consumer prices; Hurricane Helene boosts jobless claims

Consumer prices rose slightly more than expected in September amid higher food costs, but the annual increase in inflation was the smallest in more than 3-1/2 years.

Striking Boeing workers and their supporters picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, on September 16, 2024. In the first strike in 16 years, thousands of Boeing factory workers walked off the job in a dispute of pay that is likely to effect the manufacture of Boeing commercial planes. (Photo by Yehyun Kim / AFP) (Photo by YEHYUN KIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Boeing To Begin Furloughs As Strike Continues Causing Delay In Production

On Wednesday, Boeing’s CEO announced that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to limit spending during the strike by union machinists that began just a week ago.

394877 03: A woman walks past a store closing sign September 24, 2001 in Times Square in New York City. While the economy in New York and the rest of the nation had been showing signs of recession before September 11, the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York has further affected the economy by scaring away tourists and closing some businesses in lower Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bob’s Stores Retail Chain Closing All Locations After 70 Years Of Business

Bob’s Stores, a clothing store chain located in the northeast that has been in business for the past 70 years, will be closing all of its locations in the U.S.’s latest retail casualty.