Consumer Archives

Larry King was the everyman’s interviewer

January 23, 2021 3:30 pm CNN

Larry King often came across as the guy who sat next to somebody on an airplane and started up a conversation by asking: “So what do you…

Got a package you didn’t order? It could be a scam

January 23, 2021 12:15 pm CNN

Most people who buy things online just have to worry about their deliveries being delayed or never arriving. But some people are dealing with a…

This town powered America for decades. What do we owe them?

January 23, 2021 11:38 am CNN

This Wyoming coal town is a place of contradictions. At dawn, the land looks heavenly: Winds rattle the sagebrush; cotton-candy skies make a dusting…

Candy Funhouse looking for candy tasters

January 22, 2021 7:44 pm Mercedes Martinez

A “Sweet” Job The Candy Funhouse, in Mississauga, Ontario is looking for “candyologists.” That’s a title for someone willing to get paid for eating…

Mega Millions jackpot raised to $1 billion ahead of tonight’s drawing

January 22, 2021 10:39 am Gabriel Salazar

If won, it would be the 2nd-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the 3rd-largest in U.S. lottery…

The transportation industry lost more than 250,000 jobs, forcing workers to the brink of starvation

January 22, 2021 8:00 am CNN

Joseph Palma holds up his work uniform with pride and despair. He hasn’t put it on since he was laid off in March. He worked as a customer…

Dry cleaning businesses struggle during pandemic

January 22, 2021 12:31 am Mercedes Martinez

Many dry cleaners are struggling to thrive during COVID-19 Americans are now working from home due to COVID-19 and therefore, don’t need their work…

Executive orders aren’t a solution. They’re a symptom

January 21, 2021 6:22 pm CNN

President Joe Biden’s raft of executive actions are designed to represent a U-turn from the Trump administration’s policies on everything…

Instacart is cutting more than 1,800 jobs, including its only unionized workers

January 21, 2021 4:09 pm CNN

Last February, a group of Instacart employees who worked as in-store shoppers at a Mariano’s grocery store in Skokie, Illinois, voted to…

From Keystone XL to Paris Agreement, Joe Biden signals a shift away from fossil fuels

January 21, 2021 2:03 pm CNN

America’s energy policy is getting an extreme makeover. President Joe Biden is wasting no time undoing the Trump administration’s efforts…

The pandemic stock market divide isn’t going away

January 21, 2021 10:40 am CNN

Stocks have reached records on hopes that stimulus spending and vaccination programs will trigger a recovery in corporate earnings later this year.…

Jack Ma makes his first public appearance in months

January 21, 2021 8:48 am CNN

Jack Ma just made his first public appearance in months as his tech empire continues to face scrutiny from Chinese regulators. The billionaire…

Is the QAnon movement dead?

January 21, 2021 7:43 am CNN

On Wednesday at noon, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. He was not arrested beforehand. Nor were any of the other…

QAnon believers are in disarray after Biden is inaugurated

January 21, 2021 6:26 am CNN

For years, believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory had been waiting for the moment when a grand plan would be put into action and secret members of…

Arizona dispensaries begin applying to sell recreational marijuana

January 20, 2021 11:55 am CNN, Jenny Day

Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Arizonans are one step closer to buying legal recreational…

New Paycheck Protection Program loans

January 20, 2021 7:26 pm Mercedes Martinez

Help is on the way for small businesses Applications are now open for the paycheck protection program. Small businesses can apply for potentially…

A big infrastructure spending bill might finally be in the cards

January 20, 2021 12:43 pm CNN

Joe Biden is now President and Democrats have gained a slim majority in the Senate along with the party’s control of the House. Does that mean…

Biden becomes @POTUS: How the social media transition of power unfolded

January 20, 2021 11:04 am CNN

As Joe Biden was sworn in as the president of the United States, another transition of power took place on social media. On Wednesday, Biden and his…

Joe Biden wants to avoid the Obama era’s biggest economic mistake. Congress may not let him

January 20, 2021 8:27 am CNN

The federal government didn’t act aggressively enough in 2009 to fight the Great Recession. And the economic recovery was weaker as a result.…

Janet Yellen says Treasury should focus on workers, women and minorities

January 19, 2021 11:54 am CNN

Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Treasury secretary, urged Congress during her confirmation hearing Tuesday to move swiftly…