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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — BJ’s Wholesale Club is hiking the price of its annual membership fee for the first time since 2018. The warehouse store chain, a smaller rival to Costco and Sam’s Club, announced Thursday that the cost will increase by $5 to $60 per year for its basic plan.

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — A coffee shop in Middleborough, Massachusetts, went viral overnight for offering free coffee to customers who entered the shop while dancing. A video of customers participating in the promotion was posted on Coffee Milano Café’s TikTok account on Monday and has since been viewed over 5 million times as

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to further restrict immigration and roll out “mass deportations” has not been finalized, but the specter of looming policy changes is already reverberating on Main Streets across America. To veteran restaurateur Sam Sanchez, the effects were plain as day during his visit this week to

CNN By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies. McMahon is the former CEO of the WWE,

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies. McMahon is the former CEO of the WWE, which

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The Jeep Gladiator was unveiled to great fanfare by then-owner Fiat Chrysler in 2018, the first pickup model for the hot brand in more than a quarter of a century. And at first it seemed like it might live up to the hype. After rolling out in

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Months into President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, his Justice Department sent shockwaves through the media industry by suing to block AT&T’s takeover of CNN owner Time Warner. The unusual challenge set off speculation that the lawsuit was driven at least in part by

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Social Security is by far one of the most popular government programs in the United States because it is critical for so many retirees’ financial security. And it will be just as important for US adults who have yet to retire. That’s also why so many Americans worry about

By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The US government formally proposed a partial breakup of Google on Wednesday, urging a federal judge to force a sale of the company’s Chrome web browser after a landmark ruling this year finding that Google had violated US antitrust law with its search business. The request by the Justice

WTKR, WVIR, CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is expecting a surprisingly weak holiday shopping season, a potential warning sign for the retail industry. The company forecast Wednesday that sales during the final quarter of the year will be flat, and Target lowered its profit forecast. Target also reported a sluggish

By Ramishah Maruf and Aishwarya Iyer, CNN New York/New Delhi (CNN) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York on Wednesday by US prosecutors for their alleged roles in a yearslong, multi-million-dollar bribery and fraud scheme involving plans to develop a major solar power plant. The Department of Justice (DOJ)

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Ford plans to cut almost 4,000 jobs in Europe over the next three years, about 14% of its workforce in the region, as the carmaker faces slowing demand for electric vehicles and rising competition from China. The US company said Wednesday that the cuts would be completed by

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A machine is giving McDonald’s a headache, and this time it’s not the one that makes ice cream. Customers wanting to order an iced latte or a cappuccino are out of luck at some McDonald’s US locations because the espresso machine that makes its fancy McCafé drinks

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Sheetz, the gas station and convenience store chain, is slashing prices at some of its pumps ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel period. Effective immediately, the price of its Unleaded 88 is being reduced by 40 cents per gallon. The deal lasts until the end of November

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is expecting a surprisingly weak holiday shopping season, a potential warning sign for the retail industry. The company forecast Wednesday that sales during the final quarter of the year will be flat, and Target lowered its profit forecast. Target also reported a sluggish sales increase of

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Milan’s Via Monte Napoleone has beat out New York’s Fifth Avenue to become the world’s most expensive shopping street, marking the first time a European city has topped the rankings. Rents on the street, situated in the heart of Italy’s financial capital, jumped 11% over the past 12

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk is the world’s richest person partly due to his companies’ impressive innovations. But his wealth is also due to government contracts and programs that affected his two main businesses – electric vehicles and space travel. Now President-elect Donald Trump has tasked the Tesla and SpaceX

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year than last but will still be 19% higher than before the pandemic, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving survey out Wednesday. The average cost of this year’s dinner for 10 people is $58.08, or about $5.80 per person, the

By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Comcast is planning to spin off most of its cable television networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, into a separate publicly traded company, according to executives with knowledge of the plan. The spinoff is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported

By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has sued a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee and the families of some of the Sandy Hook victims in an attempt to stop the sale of his media empire Infowars to the satirical news outlet The Onion. In a lawsuit filed Monday in the US