Costco may be selling upwards of $200 million worth of gold each month, according to estimates from Wells Fargo. Last year, The Dallas Express reported that members now have the opportunity to...
‘Funflation’ Hits American Pocketbooks
Like so many other things, the cost of entertainment is increasing, but that is not stopping consumers from shelling out money for fees and admission to live concerts, theme parks, movies, and other...
Amazon Offers Medication Drone Delivery in TX
Amazon is now delivering prescription medications via drones to customers in some markets, including a city in Texas. The e-commerce giant announced on October 18 that customers in College Station...
Fate of Costco’s $1.50 Hot Dog Combo At Stake?
Costco is losing its long-time CEO in a leadership shakeup that could put the retailer's famous $1.50 hot dog and soda combo at risk. Costco Wholesale Corporation announced Wednesday that company...
Wells Fargo To Downsize, Close Branches
Wells Fargo & Co. plans to scale back on office space and headcount as part of the companyโs ongoing downsizing efforts. Wells Fargo is weighing additional layoffs, branch closings, and other...
Walmart Opens Online Warehouse Near Dallas
Walmart just upped its e-commerce game by launching a massive, automated fulfillment center in Lancaster, approximately 15 miles from Dallas. The three-story warehouse was two years in the making...
Elon Musk Tests $1 Subscription Fee on X
Elon Musk has begun testing a new $1 subscription pilot program for the X platform in select parts of the globe. โStarting today, weโre testing a new program (Not A Bot) in New Zealand and the...
Southwest Airlines Changes Customer Perks
Southwest Airlines is making some changes to its reward program, the company said on Monday. "We're making our award-winning Rapid Rewards program even stronger by adding new enhancements to our...
Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy Protection
One of the largest pharmacy chains in the United States filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday. Rite Aid announcedย it had initiated a voluntary court-supervised Chapter 11 process. The...
Texas Employers To Eliminate Over 1,400 Jobs
Mass layoffs are in store for Texans, with nine employers in the state filing notice with the Texas Workforce Commission that they plan on eliminating more than 1,400 jobs in the coming weeks. The...
Fountain Place Tower Adds Luxury Club Amenity
The Fountain Place office tower is giving its tenants one more reason to look forward to coming to the office each day. A new social club dubbed The Cypress at Fountain Place is slated to open in...
Layaway Spending Expected to Hit New Record
Tighter financial conditions in the United States are leading budget-conscious consumers to explore alternative methods to finance their holiday purchases this year. Due to the global economic...
JSX Blames American, Southwest for Safety Review
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering enacting new safety standards that could put small air carriers like Dallas-based JSX out of business if implemented. JSX has accused American...
Walkouts Escalate at Ford Auto Factory
Autoworkers shut down Fordโs largest factory in Kentucky in a surprise walkout Wednesday night. The United Auto Workers (UAW) called on 8,700 union members at Fordโs truck plant in Louisville,...
Inflation Holds Steady at 3.7% in September
Consumer prices held steady in September after rebounding higher over the last three months, evidence that the Federal Reserveโs fight against inflation is still far from over. The U.S. Consumer...
ExxonMobil Buys Competitor Pioneer for $60B
Two titans of the oil and gas industry have agreed to join forces in a merger valued at nearly $60 billion. ExxonMobil Corp. on Wednesday announced the purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources in an...
War Jolts Markets, Oil Could Hit $150
Global markets have been jolted by the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel, with investors seeking the relative safety of commodities like gold and oil in uncertain times. West Texas...
Bankruptcy Filings Soar Under Mounting Pressures
The number of commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first nine months of 2023 was 4,553, representing a 61% increase over the 2,837 filings logged during the same period in 2022,...
Airlines Halt Flights to Israel After Attack
Concerns voiced by pilot unions led multiple major airlines to stop flights in and out of Israel just days after Hamas' attack on the country. The Federal Aviation Administration first warned pilots...
Weight Loss Drugs Fuel Lower Food Sales
Walmart executives claim their food sales are decreasing because some of their customers are taking weight loss drugs. The impact of appetite-suppressing GLP-1 medications does not appear to be...
Tesla Cuts EV Prices to Meet Year-End Target
Tesla has lowered the price of its Model 3 and Model Y in an effort to spur end-of-the-year demand and meet fourth-quarter delivery expectations. After missing its third-quarter delivery...