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Fast-food giant Wendy's will close hundreds of its U.S. restaurants as it looks to focus on value and boost lagging sales in the domestic market.In the October through December quarter, the fast-food giant reported same-store sales, or sales at restaurants open for at least one year, declined 11.3% in the U.S.While Wendy's previously announced late last year its intent to close underperforming restaurants, interim CEO Ken Cook provided more details […]

White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro touted what he called a "Goldilocks economy" under President Donald Trump while promising Americans the "biggest rebate" in U.S. history."When Americans get those rebate checks on tax day, that’s going to be the biggest rebate and broad-based in American history," Navarro said Sunday. "In 2026, unless the geopolitics get in the way, it’s shaping up to be beautiful."Appearing on Fox News’ […]

Logan Paul’s big bet on Pokémon appeared to have paid off Sunday night.The WWE star and social media influencer broke a world record when he sold his 1998 Japanese Pikachu Illustrator, graded as a PSA gem mint 10, for more than $16.4 million. It was the only card of its kind to receive the high grade by PSA, which graded 52 others. Comparatively, Beckett graded five similar cards, with the […]

X experienced a widespread outage early Monday, leaving thousands of users unable to access the social media platform.According to Downdetector, a website that tracks service disruptions based on user reports, complaints surged to more than 41,000 around 8:40 a.m. ET, far above the typical baseline level.Reports had first begun trickling in earlier in the morning, starting with about a dozen complaints before rapidly escalating.The social media company did not immediately […]

Authorities told FOX Business on Sunday that a couple, reportedly an award-winning pilot and his wife, died in a tragic plane crash last week after declaring an emergency landing "due to oil on the windshield."  Local media outlet KLTV said the couple’s dog was also on board and miraculously survived the devastating crash.The incident occurred in East Texas last Wednesday around 5:30 p.m., when a Beechcraft A36 struck power lines while […]

A nationwide recall has been issued for a baby fruit purée after federal testing found elevated levels of patulin, a toxin that can pose health risks with prolonged exposure.Initiative Foods announced Friday that it is recalling one lot of its "Tippy Toes" Apple Pear Banana Fruit purée following the test results.Patulin is a naturally occurring toxin produced by molds that can develop in fruits, particularly apples. Prolonged ingestion of the […]

Costco is officially retiring a decades-old system customers have long found frustrating as part of its latest major digital overhaul.  Customers will soon be able to place custom cake and deli tray orders directly through the company’s mobile app and website. Previously, shoppers were required to drive to Costco just to fill out paper order forms in-store. Executives of the major retailer said the upgrade, which would streamline orders from start […]

Verizon has added on a step for customers wanting to unlock their fully paid-off devices by introducing a new waiting period in certain cases.Under Verizon’s current device-unlocking policy, customers who pay off their payment agreement balance online or in the My Verizon app have to wait 35 days before their phone will be unlocked.The same delay applies if a Verizon Gift Card is used to buy a smartphone or customers […]

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has been selected to begin negotiations for a proposed underground transit system connecting Universal Orlando’s parks, following a vote by the Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District Board.During its Feb. 11 meeting, the board authorized staff to enter contract negotiations with The Boring Company after determining its proposal best met the district’s request for an "innovative, future-ready, point-to-point solution."The project is intended to […]