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August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease

August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down by 1.
Hudson's Bay wants to sell leases to billionaire to appease lender: landlords

Hudson's Bay wants to sell leases to billionaire to appease lender: landlords

TORONTO — A group of Hudson's Bay landlords say a lender's desire to recoup cash is the only reason the shuttered department store is pursuing a plan to sell its leases to a B.C. billionaire.

US-Audiobooks-Top-10

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth Harp, narrated by Dan John Miller (Penguin Audio) 4.
Trump's attempt to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook is likely to lead to a major legal battle

Trump's attempt to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook is likely to lead to a major legal battle

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's attempt to fire one of the seven governors of the Federal Reserve will likely end up in court and could more clearly define the limits of the president's legal powers over the traditionally independent insti

Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows

Top New Shows (US) 1. Hoax! , iHeartPodcasts 2. MK True Crime , MK Media 3. Hands Tied , iHeart True Crime 4. Stolen Voices of Dole Valley , Lemonada 5. Show Me Something , iHeartPodcasts and The Volume 6. No Easy Fix , The Atlantic 7.

Apple TV app - Top Movies

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. F1: The Movie 2. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 3. Superman 4. Jurassic World Rebirth 5. The Bad Guys 2 6. Materialists 7. Ballerina: From the World of John Wick 8. Elio 9.

US-Apple-Books-Top-10

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 2. Forever Country by Kathleen Brooks (Laurens Publishing) 3. We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) 4.
Venice Film Festival set to begin as activists hope to shift the spotlight to Gaza

Venice Film Festival set to begin as activists hope to shift the spotlight to Gaza

VENICE, Italy (AP) — As the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week, activists hope to redirect the spotlight from the Hollywood stars arriving on the Lido to Gaza, with an anti-war demonstration planned for one of the festival’s biggest nights.
What shoppers can do to limit charges once the US ends a tariff exemption for goods under $800

What shoppers can do to limit charges once the US ends a tariff exemption for goods under $800

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S.
Everything you need to know about the Venice Film Festival

Everything you need to know about the Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are heading to Venice, Italy, for the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival , which kicks off on Wednesday.