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  • Nov 28, 2017

    Buffalo Wild Wings may give Arby’s owner a chicken wing dilemma

    Chicken wings are so popular now that wholesale prices rose almost 20% last year.
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    Demand is up, but supply is getting expensive.

  • Nov 28, 2017

    Brexit threatens ancient tongue in Britain’s southwest

    Loveday Jenkin, a leading Cornish language campaigner – standing next to the winding gear from a traditional Cornish tin mine.
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    Speakers of the Cornish language fear EU funding for learning it won't be replaced.

  • Nov 28, 2017

    CBO numbers on tax bill changes don’t look good for the country’s poorest

    While the drama over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ongoing, the big story in Washington right now is still taxes. Members of Congress are back from their holiday break, and Republicans are doing their best to tweak and prod the tax plan to garner enough votes to get it through the Senate. That […]

  • Nov 28, 2017

    How much could a new leader reshape the CFPB?

    White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's pick for acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, walks back to the White House from the CFPB building after he showed up for his first day of work today in Washington, D.C.
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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in the wake of the financial crisis, is locked in a leadership struggle after its first director stepped down last week.

  • Nov 28, 2017

    Becoming a food and wine "superhero"

    Becoming a food and wine "superhero"
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    "I'm in a place where I can make a difference."

  • Nov 27, 2017

    For oil giant Shell, service station means electric cars, too

    Running cars on something other than gas stands to greatly reduce the world’s need for oil. That has energy company Shell moving into the electric vehicle charging business. On top of last month’s purchase of major European electric vehicle charging network NewMotion, it’s got a new partnership to put high speed EV chargers in dozens […]

  • Nov 27, 2017

    Florida’s citrus industry is still suffering from Hurricane Irma

    Thousands of trees were uprooted by Hurricane Irma in Everglades Harvesting's 500-acre orange grove near Naples. The trees are being dumped on burn piles to make room for costly replanting. This year's crop is mostly a loss, says Paul Meador, a fourth-generation citrus grower.
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    The state's congressional delegation is pushing for dedicated funding to help growers, whose losses are estimated at $760 million.

  • Nov 27, 2017

    Time Inc. purchased with a little help from the Kochs

    Meredith Corp., the Iowa-based magazine company behind Better Homes and Gardens (and plenty of other titles), is set to complete a nearly $3 billion purchase of Time Inc. early next year. Known for its news magazine as well as Sports Illustrated and People, Time has long been a desired purchase for Meredith. Two other attempts to purchase the company have […]

  • Nov 25, 2017

    Republicans are gearing up for a race to the finish on taxes

    So much for a restful holiday weekend.

  • Nov 25, 2017

    The mysterious jump in Obamacare enrollment

    We’re half-way through the Obamacare open enrollment period and we’ve got a bit of a health care mystery on our hands. Earlier this week, federal health officials reported nearly 800-thousand consumers selected plans on healthcare.gov – the federal website where people shop for plans under the Affordable Care Act. It’s the third consecutive week enrollment […]

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