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Beverage giant Keurig Dr Pepper is significantly expanding its portfolio this year, unveiling more than 35 new drinks across its soda, tea, water, juice and energy brands.The Burlington, Massachusetts- and Frisco, Texas-based company announced Wednesday that the lineup will feature flavors such as Dr Pepper Creamy Coconut, A&W Root Beer Float, 7UP Shirley Temple and Canada Dry Fruit Splash Strawberry, among others."Consumers want beverages that fit every need throughout their […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company plans to sell its fully autonomous Cybercab for $30,000 or less by 2027.The electric-vehicle maker announced Tuesday that the first Cybercab had rolled off the production line at its Giga Texas factory. Shortly after, Musk responded on X to a user seeking clarification about whether the vehicle would actually launch at that price point before 2027."Elon – to be clear – the bet […]

Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in a next-generation manufacturing facility that will produce advanced cell therapy technologies.The facility will be located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Johnson & Johnson said the move will expand its U.S. manufacturing capacity along with its pipeline of transformational medicines for cancer, immune-mediated and neurological diseases.Johnson & Johnson added that the facility will have cutting-edge manufacturing processes and […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich are escalating their attacks on America’s wealthiest individuals, accusing the "billionaire class" of suffering from an "addiction" to greed as they push aggressive new tax hikes in solidly Democratic states like California and New York."Governors Hochul and Newsom: Don’t worry about raising taxes on the rich. True, a few rich people may abandon New York or California if taxes on them […]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., a producer, seller and distributor of Coca-Cola products, alleging sex discrimination. The EEOC claims that the Coca-Cola distributor excluded male employees from an employer-sponsored event.The lawsuit was launched by the EEOC's Boston Area Office, the commission noted. The EEOC is responsible for investigating and litigating possible instances of employment discrimination.The commission alleged in an announcement […]

Mortgage rates dropped this week to the lowest level since September 2022, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.01% from last week's reading of 6.09%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.85% a year ago.RENT BECOMING MORE AFFORDABLE FOR MANY AMERICANS AS MARKET STABILIZES"This lower rate environment is not […]

New York City’s democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued an ultimatum to Albany: tax the ultra-wealthy or face a "last resort" 9.5% property tax hike to plug a $5.4 billion deficit.While Mamdani claims he’s protecting the working class, real estate insiders say the plan is a math-defying disaster that will drive up rents and accelerate the flight of taxpayers to low-tax states like Florida and Texas."Even the discussion of […]

For more than 50 years, Happy Joe’s Pizza has been serving up more than just their famed pizza and ice cream, it’s found something more important: a "safe haven" for children and families, according to the company’s Chief "Happiness" Officer, Tom Sacco.The brand, which is headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, began in 1972 and was founded by Joe Whitty. A "baker by trade," he ended up working for Shakey’s Pizza. "From what […]

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett on Wednesday called for the New York Federal Reserve to punish economists who published a research paper that found that the bulk of the burden of the Trump administration's tariffs are falling on U.S. businesses and consumers."The paper is an embarrassment. It's, I think, the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Federal Reserve system," Hassett said in an interview on CNBC's […]