At least 50 major retailers have jacked up interest rates on store-branded credit cards to all-time highs — even as inflation continues to dog shoppers nationwide, according to an explosive new study. Big chains including Macy’s, Gap, TJ Maxx and Petco hiked APRs on their store-issued credit cards before the Federal Reserve began slashing rates in September, according to a CNBC report that was based on Bankrate.com data. The retailers are pushing rates to 30% and above — an all-time record that breaks an unspoken APR maximum of 29.99% for the first time in years. That’s despite the fact that…
Katie Maloney‘s low-key romance with Sleeping With Sirens guitarist Nick Martin has captivated Vanderpump Rules fans since she first opened up about their connection. During an October 2024 episode of her “Disrespectfully” podcast, Maloney surprised listeners by revealing her new relationship status. “I have a boyfriend,” Maloney told her cohost…
We recently made a list of Goldman Sachs’ Top Growth Investors: 34 Stocks With The Highest Investment For Growth. In this piece, we will look at where Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) ranks on the list. With the 2024 US Presidential Election having come to a close, Wall Street can now focus…
The Dow surged 426 points to a record close Friday, and all three major indexes posted weekly gains, as investors took comfort from data pointing to robust economic activity in the world’s biggest economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 44,296.51, up 1%, a day after soaring more than 450 points. The S&P…
[Source]Despite losing the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris remains the top choice among Democratic voters for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination, according to a new poll by Puck News/Echelon Insights.The survey, conducted from Nov. 14 to 18, found that 41% of likely Democratic voters would support Harris, far…
Balatro seemingly came out of nowhere and instantly became everyone’s most-played game on Steam this year, and it turns out creator LocalThunk started it as a quick project to do during some time off work.Balatro won the Critics’ Choice Breakthrough Award at the Golden Joystick Awards yesterday, which is given…
The No. 6 Notre Dame women’s basketball team (4-0) has breezed through the first 2 ½ weeks of the season, annihilating opponents by an average of 47.5 points. It’s hard to know what’s more impressive about the Fighting Irish. Is it their offensive dominance? Or perhaps their stifling defense that’s…
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Donald Trump‘s campaign team celebrated his hush money trial sentencing being indefinitely postponed by Justice Juan Merchan on Friday, calling it “a decisive win” in a “Witch Hunt” case.After winning the presidential election, Justice Merchan, who presided over the case, agreed to adjourn sentencing and set new deadlines on Trump’s…
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek’s network of contributorsAl Roker knows how to make a heartwarming birthday post.On Sunday, November 17, Al, 70, posted an Instagram Reel filled with rare pictures of his daughter, Leila Roker, in honor of her 26th birthday. The journalist shares Leila and son Nicholas Roker,…
President-elect Donald Trump will name hedge fund mogul Scott Bessent as the next treasury secretary, four sources tell The Post, ending a rough-and-tumble race that saw fierce jockeying among power players across Wall Street. Bessent “got the thumbs up” late Thursday during a meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort…
Approximately 167,277 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled across the United States due to potential contamination with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in a statement on Nov. 20.Officials have so far identified 15 people sickened in the outbreak, but…
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certifies the 2024 presidential election results. ©sos.ga.gov(The Center Square) – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger officially certified the 2024 presidential election results on Friday morning.This year’s election was a notable shift from 2020, when the race wasn’t even called for President Joe Biden…
In 1952, Britain was nearly bankrupt. Its great imperial possession India had declared independence, and other parts of the empire were being slowly dismantled. Yet the country still had pretensions to great-power status. It was, after all, still the third-largest economy in the world. “We’ve got to have this thing…
WASHINGTON — The federal government spent up to $267 million of your money to study and counteract so-called “misinformation” since President Biden took office in January 2021 — as President-elect Donald Trump vows to bar official use of the term. The funds doled out to universities, nonprofits and private companies…
Saquon Barkley is rooting for his former Giants teammate Daniel Jones. Jones was granted his release from the Giants on Friday after he had been benched as starting quarterback earlier this week. Barkley, who signed with the Eagles this offseason and is having a phenomenal year amid the change of…
Three decades after JonBenét Ramsey’s death, her murder remains officially unsolved. But the Little Miss Colorado’s demise lingers as the archetypal crime mystery. Sleuths continue to hash out theories: in bustling and competing Reddit communities, on podcasts and network documentaries. The speculation broadly falls into two opposing camps: Was the murder…
Robinhood Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher, reportedly a top contender to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission under President-elect Donald Trump, said Friday he is not interested in returning to a government position. Gallagher was appointed to the agency by former president Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner…
Ritual Aztec whistles produced a brain-scrambling “scream,” according to a new study. The objects were used during human sacrifices and may have prepared victims for their supposed descent to Mictlan, the Aztec underworld.The Aztecs created the small 1.2 to 2-inch-long (3 to 5 centimeters) skull-shaped whistles out of clay, possibly…
As Democrats regroup after the 2024 election, some are finding cautious optimism in an unlikely place: state legislatures.While the party faced disappointing results such as losing the Michigan state House, it did not face the kind of devastating wreckage down-ballot that often accompanies other national elections.The state legislative results were…
The wife of former Rep. Matt Gaetz is seemingly fine with her husband’s attorney general withdrawal and recent decision not to rejoin Congress in January.Ginger Luckey Gaetz shared an X post on Friday morning following her husband’s first interview since withdrawing his attorney general nomination, in which he told Charlie…
President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to get men out of women’s sports and eliminate the federal Department of Education. He seems intent on keeping both promises. But how? In announcing Linda McMahon, Small Business Administration chief in his first term, his pick to lead the department Wednesday,…
Joni ErnstShe’s about to become the top watchdoge in the Senate.Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), 54, will take charge of the newly formed Senate DOGE Caucus and collaborate with tech guru Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to “cut pork” in the federal government.“Iowans elected me with a mandate to…
Players of “Pokémon Go” — an augmented reality (AR) mobile game that took the world by storm upon its release in 2016 — have been unkowingly training an artificial intelligence (AI) model to map the planet at street level.Niantic, the company behind the popular game, has revealed that it will…
This time of year, the phones at plastic surgeon Jon Turk’s Upper East Side office are ringing off the hook as men and women across the United States call looking for “refreshment” before the holidays. But unlike years past, they’re not calling to schedule a pre-surgery appointment or consultation. The…
A survey conducted shortly after the 2024 presidential election indicates most Democratic voters would support Vice President Kamala Harris in 2028 as the party’s nominee if she were to run for president again.It’s only been two weeks since Democrats lost the presidency to Republicans but some are looking to the…
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Josh Allen would be the unanimous NFL MVP if the season ended today. But it does not, and we have seven weeks for other candidates to shine…
Morgan Wallen wasn’t the only star who missed country music’s biggest night. Zach Bryan, 28, was also conspicuous by his absence at the Country Music Awards in Nashville on Wednesday, November 20, despite racking up a nomination for his duet with Kacey Musgraves. (The musicians were nominated for Musical Event…
Now this is a “dog”-gone shame — faux real. Fashionistas on the market for an inexpensive, cruelty-free accessory might be barking up the wrong tree if they purchase the same necklace as a dissatisfied Temu customer, who claims the pendant on her costume jewelry is actually a rank animal’s tooth. “What the…
Vice President Kamala Harris rarely, if ever, brought up transgender rights during her 2024 presidential bid — but President-elect Donald Trump did, devoting nearly 20% of his ad budget to the issue.That $37 million investment seems to have paid off.According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, nearly three-quarters of Americans…
Bilt Rewards, a loyalty program that gives customers perks for paying their rent on time, is launching a first-of-its-kind points program for home purchasers. The New York-based startup announced Thursday it has struck a deal with eXp realty – the largest independent real estate company in the world with more…
Amazon is currently offering an outstanding Black Friday deal on the top-rated Adidas Ultraboost Light Running Shoe with a discount of $106.66. That’s a huge savings of 56% off the regular asking price for one of the lightest running shoes currently available, which runners give an average rating of 4.4…
Jingle bell rock solid. As we edge closer to the holidays, a fitness coach says there are three steps you can take to look slim and snatched in time for Christmas. Jenna Rizzo, a women’s weight loss coach from Georgia, took to TikTok to share her three tips for a pre-holiday glow-up.…
Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, a Democrat, poses in her Mason, Mich., office. Matt Vasilogambros/StatelineThis story was originally published by The 19th. The 19th is committed to covering the unfinished business of voting rights. Read more about how we’re approaching that in this pivotal election.In the days following the 2024…
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So fetch! Twenty years after they first played Cady Heron and Gretchen Wieners, Mean Girls stars Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert effortlessly slid back into their iconic roles to recreate a scene from the teen comedy on the Wednesday, November 20, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.…
One X user joked, “And the grift goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on,” and a second person added, “Is there no end to this hustle? He slid into the White House, why can’t he at least attempt to act Presidential?””Perfect for playing songs that you never…
Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie was paid a $3.8 million retention bonus a week before the no-frills Florida-based carrier declared bankruptcy, according to a report. Christie, whose company announced last month that it plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs and to sell off some jets worth millions, gets…
From the most distant stars in the sky to the screen in front of your face, light is everywhere. But the exact nature of light, and how it travels, has long puzzled scientists. One question in particular has vexed thinkers from Issac Newton to Albert Einstein: Is light a particle…
Cheryl Mehrkar was an “adrenaline junkie” who relished being a scuba divemaster and riding her 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster in North Carolina, Maine, and near her home in Dutchess County. She had also achieved a fourth-degree karate black belt and dabbled in skydiving and bungee jumping. Now, Mehrkar has a new…
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has quit life in the U.S. with a plan to settle in the U.K. following Donald Trump’s presidential election win, according to reports.Former talk show host DeGeneres had backed Trump’s Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, during the 2024 election cycle. However, her expressed wish to see…
On January 20, 2025, Kamala Harris will conclude her tenure as Vice President of the United States, transitioning from the nation’s second-highest office to private life. This shift follows her defeat in the 2024 presidential election, where she, as the Democratic nominee, was bested by Republican candidate Donald Trump. …
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Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money case has been officially put off.The sentencing…
