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The U.S. spending spree on boats and recreational vehicles that soared during the pandemic fell back to Earth in 2023, with sales down in nearly all categories as interest rates jumped and buyers backed off.

Disneyland’s costumed characters and parade performers have announced their intent to unionize. Calling themselves “Magic United,” cast members in the Anaheim resort’s Characters and Parades departments said Tuesday that they plan to unionize with Actors’ Equity Assn., which represents 51,000 professional actors and stage members on Broadway and in live theater around the country.

Lauren D'Arienzo is ready to put down the ladle.

Jubilant HollisterStier Allergy on Monday announced the appointment of Kyle Ferguson as its new CEO.

Boeing Co. plans to build its 737 Max aircraft at a slower pace during the first half of this year as it tackles quality issues and supplier glitches under the close supervision of U.S. aviation regulators, Chief Financial Officer Brian West said. 

After a bruising year of Hollywood strikes, wrenching job cuts and stock setbacks, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger finally is racking up some wins.

Layoffs are hitting Paramount Global. The media giant that owns the famed Paramount Pictures movie studio, plus CBS, Nickelodeon and other networks, will eliminate roughly 800 jobs as part of a broad streamlining effort, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment.

U.S. consumer prices jumped at the start of the year, stalling recent disinflation progress and likely delaying any Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

Social Security provides a significant number of retirement benefits, the biggest being a growing income stream that you can’t outlive. So you won’t face the danger that you’ll run out of money in your golden years when you aren’t working for a living. The downside is that for all but the most frugal Americans Social Security alone simply won’t be enough to retire on comfortably. 

Taylor Swift's new television special Sunday, aka Super Bowl LVIII, carried live from Las Vegas on CBS and Paramount+, came with a football game attached, a musical production number and a host of comedy sketches masquerading as commercials — and they said variety was dead!

Travelers who sought vengeance after the pandemic halted plans for over a year have already rescheduled and gone on those trips, but now are looking to venture out to their next destination, according to travel experts.

Frontier Airlines is offering an all-you-can-fly summer pass for $399 for a limited time, the Denver-based carrier said Wednesday.

Tax abatements have long been a tool cities use to encourage developers to build homes low-income residents can afford. Developers pay lower property taxes in return for setting aside homes or apartments for potential residents with lower incomes. Cities lose that tax revenue, but they gain affordable housing.

A few years ago, Jubilant HollisterStier was the only Washington company producing COVID-19 vaccines.

Expressing undying love for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day doesn’t cost any money, but nearly everything else does.

Shares of the big drugmaker Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) have plunged more than 50% since the high set in late 2022. Pfizer's revenue and earnings are sinking like a brick; its once high-flying COVID-19 franchise has been largely grounded, and big hurdles lie ahead. But take a closer look.

If you intend to buy a new home, or if you intend to take out a loan in the near future for any other reason, you obviously want to have the best credit rating in order to get the lowest interest possible.

Cargill employees are increasingly serving as the butchers and meat cutters for thousands of grocery stores.