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Looking for a cheap flight? There’s more you can do to save money on airfare than simply searching online and hoping for the best. It also helps to understand how airlines set ticket prices, which will help you determine when and where to look for bargains.  “Airlines aren’t in the …

Nestlé Purina is recalling more of its dry dog food after one supplier may have put higher amounts of vitamin D in the kibbles than recommended.  The recall, first announced last month, relates to Purina’s Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental dog food in the eight-pound and 20-pound bags. Anyone …

Katja Rivera, 64, is a massage therapist and theater director in Berkeley, California, who said she’s never earned more than about $30,000 a year. When her two daughters were small, she sometimes earned much less. But Rivera was married for 10 years to a man who has consistently earned much …

A “hunger cliff” is looming for millions of Americans, with 32 states set to slash food-stamp benefits beginning on Wednesday. The cuts will impact more than 30 million people who are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in those states, according to data from the U.S. Department …

Two days after Tesla fired dozens of workers at its plant in Buffalo, New York, the electric car maker denied the firings were related to a union campaign launched at the facility earlier this week.  In a blog post, Tesla said the decision to fire the employees was made February …

Wall Street’s bang to start the year got even bigger Thursday, as tech stocks and a surge for Facebook’s parent company led the market higher. The S&P 500 rallied 1.5% a day after hitting its best level since August. The Nasdaq composite soared 3.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average …

Some of the biggest technology industry players, including Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft, have announced mass layoffs in recent months.  In most cases, companies aren’t legally required to pay workers or offer benefits once their employment ends. But they’re often motivated to do so to shield themselves from liability …

Hip-hop artist Flo Rida was awarded $82.6 million on Wednesday after a South Florida jury found that the makers of Celsius energy drinks breached a contract with the rapper and singer, and tried to hide money from him. Flo Rida, whose real name is Tramar Dillard, and his production company, …

By now, you’re probably familiar with the more obvious ways inflation affects your finances. Your money doesn’t go as far at the grocery store, for example. Credit card and other variable-rate debt is getting more expensive as the Federal Reserve raises short-term interest rates to combat inflation. Rates are also …

Like rules, some holiday traditions were made to be broken. So say health officials in Wisconsin, where it’s long been customary in some families to serve at festive gatherings an appetizer of raw, lean ground beef on rye cocktail bread with sliced onions, salt and pepper. As delicious as that …