The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since July 2009. That is 17 years without a single increase, the longest freeze in the history of the Fair Labor Standards Act. A full-time worker earning that rate takes home $15,080 a year, less than a third of the average American salary of around $60,000. […]

Comcast, which owns Xfinity Mobile, is promoting a free offer it is now aiming at T-Mobile customers frustrated by the carrier’s latest wireless plan changes. Last week, T-Mobile raised eyebrows when it confirmed that it is retiring several legacy wireless plans, including Simple Choice, ONE and Magenta. Customers affected by this change will automatically be

Salesforce Inc. (CRM) said Tuesday it will invest $1 billion in Switzerland over the next five years to accelerate the country’s adoption of agentic AI, according to a Seeking Alpha report. The pledge comes as Salesforce shares trade near a two-year low, weighed down by investor doubts about whether all of its AI spending will

During my childhood in the 1980s, my family sometimes ate out at a cafeteria-style steak chain that has almost entirely disappeared. Before that chain collapsed down to a single restaurant, I got a chance to eat there in the 2000s. It was basically what I remembered, and while I could see what young me liked

Costco treats credit cards differently from pretty much any other major retailer. Instead of taking any credit card and offering its own branded card with bonus perks, the chain has an exclusive credit card partner. For a long time, the warehouse club worked exclusively with American Express and did not accept Visa or Mastercard in

Imagine the scene. It’s date night, only instead of going out for an overpriced meal at a loud restaurant, you and your spouse decide to cook dinner at home. You’ll pop open a nice bottle of wine, sit out on the deck, and enjoy your food with the backdrop of a fresh breeze. In the

SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 on June 12, raised $85.7 billion, and watched the stock run to $225 in its first week of trading before it pulled back to $160. Twenty-five days later, the mandatory quiet period for IPO underwriters expired. The analyst notes started landing at dawn on July 7. By the time

Soft cheese recalls can be especially serious because the products are often eaten without further cooking. For restaurants, small grocery stores, and specialty markets that sell refrigerated cheese products for everyday meals, it is critical to monitor recalls. And anyone who purchases soft cheeses to consume at home should also pay attention. Listeria can survive

Big companies almost never admit a mistake out loud. When the admission comes, it rarely arrives in words. It arrives in money. For three decades, the auto industry’s money moved in one direction. The North American Free Trade Agreement, and later the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), made Mexico the default answer to a question every

While Tesla is just beginning to experience the civil fallout from the fatal crash in a Houston, Texas, suburb last month, the driver of the vehicle is now facing legal consequences for his role. The Model 3 of Michael David Butler, 44, crashed into a home, killing a 76-year-old woman. Footage of the incident shows the