Late last month, the German discount supermarket chain Aldi, best known for its inexpensive groceries, released an Air Force 1–esque sneaker called the Gear. Available in two colorways—an all-white version with blue outsoles, and another with a big, colorful Aldi logo on the side—for just $12.99, they promptly went viral. What’s odder is that the Aldi Force 1s aren’t the only discount supermarket sneakers on the market. In fact, they aren’t even the only discount supermarket sneakers on the...
McDonald’s reported mixed quarterly results Tuesday as its reorganization weighed on its profit and boycotts hurt its Middle Eastern sales. The company also continues to see consumers worldwide pull back on their restaurant spending. “Consumers continue to be even more discriminating with every dollar that they spend as they faced elevated prices in their day-to-day spending, which is putting pressure on the [quick-service restaurant] industry,” CEO Chris Kempczinski said on the company’s...
WASHINGTON — After days of silence from President Joe Biden about the eruption of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses nationwide, his decision to speak out Thursday was an acknowledgment that it was unavoidable to stay quiet for much longer, according to three people familiar with the decision, while Americans were seeing nonstop images of students clashing with law enforcement. Biden didn’t offer anything new about the White House’s position on the unrest. He forcefully condemned...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deflected questions Wednesday about President Biden’s steadfast refusal to speak about the anti-Israel protests that have roiled college campuses for over a week.
It was remarkable breaking news, occurring live on CNN. The White House Correspondents Association hosted a dinner and a Biden for President rally broke out. It’s only natural that CNN loves live coverage of the White House Correspondents Dinner, where the anti-Trump media celebrate themselves for how essential they are to preserving democracy and how valiantly they warn Americans that Donald Trump is democracy's antonym. President Biden’s speech made some jokes about his age – it’s that safe...
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with hopes for earnings this week from tech titans helping to offset worries about the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans ahead of the release of key US growth and inflation data.The apparent easing of Iran-Israel tensions after the rivals launched missile attacks against each other continued to weigh on oil prices, while the yen inched slightly higher as Japan again warned authorities had the room to intervene to support the currency.Investors are a little...
US home prices in February rose more than 6% from the prior year, the
From the column: "While saving homeowners a few hundred bucks is a good talking point, the reality is that this pilot program is too risky for Minnesota and too risky for the country."
I remember wondering if Stauber would prefer to see our economy suffer than to see Biden get credit for passing a law that benefits so many.
GILBERT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A new report shows prices have risen for a third month straight, and those trends have many people heading to secondhand shops. 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus stopped by a consignment pop-up in the Poconos where its owners say they’ve hit record-breaking sales due to high demand. A $2 dress, a []
What The Rising Gold Price Signals (Spoiler Alert: Nothing Good) Authored by Antonius Aquinas, The recent run-up in the gold price has not garnered the attention among the mainstream financial media outlets as it should. Gold has, in part, been overshadowed by the rise in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Naturally, the financial press, which is really an arm of the government and its central bank, wants to ignore, as much as possible, references to gold as...
The Federal Trade Commission is warning about scammers targeting people with promises to cancel their student loans, and critics say President Joe Biden fueled the fire himself. Biden has been pledging to cancel student loans since the 2020 presidential campaign and has rolled out a wide range of programs and proposals toward that end. While his […]