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Taco Bell is returning crispy chicken nuggets to its menu next week as the company looks to make them and crispy chicken a fixture in the future.The Yum! Brands-owned chain’s locations will once again offer its crispy chicken nuggets, marinated in "zesty jalapeno buttermilk flavor" and covered in a "blend of bread crumbs and crispy tortilla chips," beginning April 24, according to a Thursday press release. That move, the brand said, […]

The U.S. and the European Union will absolutely strike a trade deal amid looming tariffs, according to President Donald Trump.  Meloni’s visit to Washington comes amid a pause in harsh tariffs against the European Union and other countries that could go into effect in June. But Trump said the U.S. and the EU would lock down a deal before then. "There will be a trade deal, 100%," Trump told reporters at […]

The average U.S. credit score slipped nationwide, largely due to the resumption of federal student loan delinquency reporting on U.S. consumers’ credit reports, according to FICO.The scoring agency reported that the national average U.S. FICO score – used as a benchmark for assessing consumer credit risk – fell to 715, marking a one-point drop from January and a two-point decline from April 2024.FICO scores, which range from 300 to 850, […]

Yesterday was tax day, which would've been a good time for the White House to put to rest all the rumors of a Republican tax hike. Instead we got a Bloomberg article entitled: "Millionaire Tax Hike Gains Steam as Trump Signals Openness." Now openness doesn't mean the President would sign off on it. Knowing him, he's open to discussing a lot of things that he ultimately rejects. That's why I […]

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to make the adoption tax credit refundable, which could allow more families to get the credit even if it is more than their "tax burden."The "Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act" was introduced by Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate sides, and similar legislation has been introduced in prior years.Current tax law allows "qualified expenses" for adoption to be claimed on a […]

Married student loan borrowers on income-driven repayment (IDRs) appeared to no longer have to worry about the possibility of an increase in the size of their monthly payments, according to Forbes.The outlet on Wednesday reported the Department of Education Acting Under Secretary James Bergeron said in an revised court filing on Tuesday the agency "expects that by May 10, 2025, servicers will implement the treatment of spousal information for ICR, IBR, […]

Investors stepped up their selling of U.S. stocks after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said policymakers will stand down on any rate moves, mainly because President Donald Trump's tariffs are, in his view, larger than expected.He messaged that while channeling the fictional character Ferris Bueller from the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.""As that great Chicagoan Ferris Bueller once noted, ‘Life moves pretty fast.’ For the time being, we are […]

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday said that the central bank could face a "challenging scenario" as it contends with President Donald Trump’s tariffs.Powell said the duties on U.S. trading partners imposed by the White House are "significantly larger than anticipated," and that they are "highly likely" to lead to a temporary rise in inflation."We may find ourselves in the challenging scenario in which our dual-mandate goals are in […]

A major shareholder in Harley-Davidson is calling for significant changes to the company's board, arguing CEO Jochen Zeitz and two other long-time members should be removed.H Partners Management said Wednesday it was asking other Harley-Davidson shareholders to cast "withhold" votes at the upcoming shareholder meeting in May when the re-election of Zeitz and two other board members, Thomas Linebarger and Sara Levinson, goes up for a vote. The firm's stake in […]