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Wingstop CEO Michael Skipworth discusses how soaring gas prices strain household budgets and the affects on Wingstops growth on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Several U.S. restaurant chains are reporting weaker than expected sales growth in the latest quarter as high gasoline prices squeeze consumers’ budgets. Gas prices have surged amid the …

Smart meter households will automatically get payouts if it breaks and isn’t fixed with 90 days (Image: Getty) Everyone with a smart meter will be eligible for £40 payments if they have to wait more than six weeks for installation, or if their smart meter is broken and not fixed …

Constellation Research founder R Ray Wang assesses Meta, Alphabet and Microsofts artificial intelligence spending on Varney & Co. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised concerns about a potential negative impact on jobs in creative fields, but a new analysis finds that those jobs aren’t disappearing even as AI …

The Pension Credit standard minimum guarantee is now worth £238 per week (Image: Getty) State pensioners on low incomes can get £1,031.33 monthly payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following a 4.8% uplift which took effect on April 6. If you’re of State Pension age and on …

United Airlines Flight 169 from Venice clipped a light pole on approach to Newark Liberty International Airport but landed safely. (Credit: Patrick Oyulu via Storyful) A United Airlines international flight struck a light pole and tractor trailer while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, injuring a truck driver on …

State pensioners and people planning for their retirement may want to double-check how the DWP rules apply to their payments. It’s important to understand how the benefit works to be sure your payments are correct. The system can be difficult to understand, as there are certain complexities. You build up …

When speaking at the McDonald’s Impact Summit, President Donald Trump urged the company to put more tartar sauce on the Filet-O-Fish. McDonald’s is quietly ending the era of self-serve soda fountains nationwide. The shift, years in the making, is part of a broader effort by McDonald’s to modernize its restaurants, …

State Pension rates went up by 4.8% on April 6 (Image: Getty) Older state pensioners will get a cash boost of £8.45 extra per week in May following a triple lock change last month. The start of the new tax year on April 6 ushers in a wealth of benefits …

Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, praises War Secretary Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine for their performances in Congress on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Americans shopping for smartphones, laptops or even home appliances may soon start feeling the effects of the Iran conflict – not just …

These are desperate times for Sir Keir Starmer’s government, which faces annihilation in Thursday’s elections. Some fear the wipeout could finish the Labour Party forever. But first, it will descend into a bloody civil war. The knives are coming off, and it’s going to be brutal. Yesterday, Starmer made it …