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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: Rally organizers carry away props following a protest outside the Federal Communication Commission building against the end of net neutralityrules December 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. Lead by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the commission is expected to do away with Obama Administration rules that prevented internet service providers from creating different levels of service and blocking or promoting individual companies and organizations on their systems. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Appeals Court Blocks Net Neutrality Rules In Setback For Biden Administration

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules.

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: In this photo illustration, Visa credit cards are displayed on February 07, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. According to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, credit card debt in the United States has reached $1.13 trillion. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Credit Card Defaults At Highest Level Since Great Recession In 2008

According to the Financial Times, U.S. credit card defaults increased to their highest level since the start of the 2008 Great Recession, which is a telling sign that lower-income Americans are struggling after dealing with years of high inflation.

OCEANSIDE, NEW YORK - AUGUST 23: A general view of a CVS Pharmacy store on August 23, 2024 in Oceanside, New York. Long Island is the home for a plethora of local and national business concerns. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Retail, Chain Store Closures Have Surged 69% In 2024: Which Were Affected?

With CVS, Big Lots, and other businesses closing several locations across the U.S. this year, the number of store closures is up by 69%, increasing tremendously in 2024.

CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 21: Nordstrom signage is visible at its store November 21, 2003 in Chicago. Nordstrom, Inc. reported net earnings of $45.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2003, which ended November 1, 2003. For the same period last year, net earnings and earnings per diluted share were $18.4 million and $0.14, respectively. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Nordstrom Goes Private In New Deal, Acquired By Nordstrom Family And Mexican Retail Group

Department store chain Nordstrom will be acquired by its founding family and Mexican retailer Liverpool for $4 billion in an all-cash deal, going private at a time when high-end retailers are struggling with slower consumer demand.

NEW YORK CITY - NOVEMBER 16: A Starbucks store stands nearly empty in New York's East Village as Starbucks Workers United have announced that they are waging the company's largest strike Thursday on the coffee company's Red Cup Day on November 16, 2023 in New York City. Across the country, thousands of Starbucks workers from around 200 unionized stores will go on strike on the annual Red Cup Day which gives customers a free reusable cup after ordering a holiday drink. The union has said it is demanding that the company bargain on issues including staffing and scheduling. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Starbucks Workers Strike Amid Christmas Rush

Starbucks workers plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.

This picture taken on October 23, 2023, shows Ozempic medication boxes, an injectable antidiabetic drug, in a pharmacy in Riedisheim, eastern France. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Obesity Rate Declines In 2023 Amid Rising Use Of Weight Loss Products

The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, a new study has found.