blackCAT / iStock.com Purchasing a sports utility vehicle, better known as an SUV, is a major investment, as these kinds of cars do not come cheap. Perhaps you are on a tight budget but need a whole car for the family, which is why you want something that is rugged, durable and going to last. […]
We’re ready to hit the road this holiday week. So, what can you expect to pay for gas in Florida for the Fourth of July travel? On Monday, prices held steady from last week, with the average unchanged at $3.36 a gallon in Miami-Dade County. But experts say prices at the pump could increase. Prices […]
Upgrades to improve traffic at Interstate 77, Cherry Road and Celanese Road in Rock Hill could cost up to $200 million, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Yet there’s a higher cost of doing nothing. “It’s not pretty,” said project manager Berry Mattox with the transportation department. Traffic models show by 2050, almost […]
Eligible Summit County residents can receive help with paying their utility bill or buying an air conditioner or fan from July 1 to Sept. 30 through Community Action Akron Summit’s Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program (HEAP). The program assists low-income households with members who either are 60 or older or can provide physician documentation […]
‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary explains what changed the cost of housing in America Is the American Dream of owning a home dead? If you ask today’s buyers, they might say yes. Higher costs have been pushing many would-be homeowners out of the market. And it hasn’t been a short-term problem. Home prices have been […]
Alison Weinsweig told BI she lost over $170,000 in rent and spent almost 3 years trying to evict a tenant. When she eventually got access to the apartment, she found it in disarray. She said she cried after seeing blood-stained floors, cigarette burns, and a life-sized dummy. When Alison Weinsweig, 67, rented her luxury Westwood […]
During Thursday night’s debate, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump spent a considerable amount of time trying to claim credit for lowering the high cost of insulin. But the back and forth over insulin prices failed to address the underlying issue that many Americans fret over: the exorbitant cost of health care. “The […]
Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) made a huge announcement on Tuesday that Volkswagen will invest up to $3 billion in the company, and the two companies will start a joint venture to share vehicle architecture. In this video, Travis Hoium breaks down the deal and why Rivian may have bought itself time, but not changed its fate […]
(Reuters) -Cheerios cereal maker General Mills forecast annual profit below estimates on Wednesday and posted a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly sales hurt by lower demand for its snack bars and pet food, as well as higher input costs. The company also expects annual dollar value growth in its businesses to be below its long-term projections, […]
Designer Joe Doucet has created a wind fence that will help urban areas produce clean energy. Doucet’s system features twisty vertical wind turbines, according to Interesting Engineering, that look like DNA helices or fusilli noodles. The designer’s road to settling on this design was a long one — he originally conceived of 16 different turbine […]
A renowned wildlife photographer who was fined for slowing traffic to photograph a grizzly bear has claimed that fighting the ticket has cost him $20,000. On October 9, 2023, Tom Mangelson saw an injured grizzly bear lying on the side of Highway 26 in Grand Teton National Park. He slowed down to photograph the bear, […]
(Reuters) -FedEx forecast 2025 profit above analysts’ estimates on Tuesday, anticipating that the cost reductions planned for the year would deliver margin gains even as revenue remains challenged by lackluster demand for parcel shipping. Shares of the company rose more than 16% in trading after the bell, while those of rival United Parcel Service were […]