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School districts across the country continue to struggle to recruit and retain enough school bus drivers, forcing them to compete with other employers for a limited pool of qualified workers despite higher wages.School bus driver employment remained 9.5% below 2019 levels in August 2025, even as inflation-adjusted hourly wages rose 4.2% over the previous year, according to an Economic Policy Institute analysis. The employment figures are based on 12-month rolling […]

Checkers & Rally’s is leaning into value as Americans remain squeezed by higher everyday expenses, with the fast-food chain’s CEO saying consumers’ demand for affordability has intensified over the past couple of years.The chain is offering a $4 Unbeatable Meal Deal, priced at $5 in select markets, as restaurants compete for increasingly price-conscious customers. Checkers & Rally’s CEO Chris Tebben said the company has seen firsthand how strongly consumers respond […]

College football season is kicking off and some young athletes taking the field around the country will be seeing an influx of income from name, image and likeness (NIL) and revenue sharing deals, which can pose financial challenges as they look to manage those funds.NIL first took hold in college sports in 2021 and monetary compensation for student athletes recently evolved to include revenue sharing directly with the colleges they're […]

A blueberry recall first reported in July over the risk of E. coli contamination has been expanded to include frozen package mixes of strawberries, blackberries and blueberries sold at Walmart, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.One lot of 10-ounce packages of Great Value frozen Organic Triple Berry Blend has been recalled by Chilean supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A.The frozen berries were sold at select Walmart stores […]

Campbell's said it has cut 13% of its salaried workforce and closed two snack plants in an effort to improve its operations and return to profitability."Make no mistake, our results remain unacceptable," CEO Mick Beekhuizen said. "But instead of waiting for the environment to improve around us, we are addressing reality head-on."The company has 4,300 salaried workers, according to The Wall Street Journal. It had approximately 13,700 full-time and part-time […]

Right on cue, the press got ready to print a bad jobs report for August, and then SLAM, the number comes out up 162,000. About three times the Wall Street consensus. Of course, most of Wall Street and their liberal pals in the press just love to ignore eight straight months of Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index increases, and 15 straight monthly ISM services index increases. And tremendous gains […]

The U.S. economy rebounded in August, adding jobs at a solid pace after a surprise decline in July amid economic uncertainty.The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday reported that employers added 162,000 jobs in August. That figure was well above the estimate of 56,000 made by economists polled by LSEG.The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% in August, which was also in line with the expectations of economists polled by LSEG.WHAT […]

The average price for diesel has reached a new record of $5.85 as of Sept. 4, surpassing the prior high of $5.8159 set back in June 2022, according to AAA.The AAA national average for diesel increased from $5.7832 on Thursday to $5.85 on Friday.The month-ago average was $5.3715 and the year-ago average was significantly lower at just $3.7121.TRUMP ANNOUNCES ‘BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY,’ SAYS IT WILL SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER […]

More than 15,000 popular children’s squeeze toys have been recalled over serious injury hazards linked to the beads they contain, according to federal regulators.Two recalls have been issued — one for Squeezy Dumplings from GIHNJSI and one for Rainbow Mystery Squishy Buns from OKK Trading.Both products contain water beads, which could expand within a child’s body if ingested, posing a potentially deadly hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in its notice. The toys […]