Shake Shack is escalating the chicken burger wars with a not-so-subtle promotional dig at competitor Chick-fil-A. Earlier this month, Shake Shack announced customers could receive a free Chicken...
Major Retailers To Kick Off Holiday Sales
Top retailers are kicking off their holiday sales early this year, with Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy dropping deals starting next week. It might be a few months early, but major retailers are...
Costco Spurs Gold Rush Over 1-Ounce Bars
Costco members can now add up to two 1-ounce gold bars to their shopping cart when they check out online. The store is experiencing a gold rush of sorts with demand for the precious metal, causing...
Musk Removes News Headlines from X
Elon Musk has overhauled how news links appear on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. As part of Muskโs latest update to X, he has stripped out the headline and text so links to...
NHTSA Expands Probe Into Ford Engine Failures
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has expanded an investigation into Ford Motor Co. over the risk of engine failure in nearly 709,000 vehicles. According to the National Highway...
U.S. Firms Add Fewest Jobs Since Early 2021
U.S. job growth slowed in September, with companies adding the fewest private sector jobs since the start of 2021. Private sector employment rose by 89,000 jobs last month, and annual pay was up...
DFW Airport on Pace for Record Traveler Numbers
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is on pace to hit 80 million visitors in 2023 after surpassing pre-pandemic traveler levels multiple times over the summer. DFW airport -- the second-busiest...
Fed Official Eyes One More Rate Hike in 2023
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester has called for tighter financial conditions in the United States to get inflation back to the central bankโs 2% target. During a speechย on...
Feds Hand Out First Space Junk Fine
A U.S. federal agency ushered in a stricter era of space junk enforcement after it handed out its first-ever fine. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Monday that its...
TX Semiconductor Plants Secure $3B Tax Break
Texas Instruments and GlobiTech have been granted subsidies totaling nearly $3 billion from the City of Sherman and other local tax entities as incentives to set up shop in the area. The...
Meta Introduces Chatbots With Personalities
Meta unveiled celebrity-inspired chatbots in a bid to gain an edge over the competition in the AI-powered user assistance market. Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta's new AI chatbots and several other...
Dine-In Pizza Chain Makes Texas Debut
A new pizza restaurant chain is coming to Texas, making its state debut in Plano next month. Hideaway Pizza is bringing back the dine-in experience for pizza lovers in an era when many pizza chains...
JSX To Add West Texas Flights in 2024
JSX, a "hop-on" air carrier, announced it will expand its service to West Texas next year. Starting January 15, 2024, the semi-private operator headquartered in Dallas will run two daily flights...
Nike Q1 Profits Surpass Estimates
After six consecutive quarters of decline, Nike surpassed Wall Street expectations by reporting a profit of $1.45 billion in Q1. The boost put the fitness apparel giant at 94 cents profit per share,...
Gunmaker Alleges Discrimination, Calls for Probe
A Connecticut gun manufacturer is taking on Wells Fargo over alleged financial discrimination. Firearm manufacturer Ruger has penned aย letter to Texas lawmakers asking for an investigation to be...
Hyundai, Kia Recall Nearly 3.4M Vehicles
Hyundai and Kia issued a โpark outsideโ recall on more than 3.3 million vehicles due to a risk of engine fire. Owners of certain Hyundai and Kia models have been asked to park their vehicles outside...
Food Production Giants Face Child Labor Probe
The U.S. Labor Department has launched an investigation into two of the nation's biggest poultry producers regarding their labor practices. Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods are under federal...
Local Town Square To Welcome New Retail Brands
Several up-and-coming online retail brands are slated to open physical stores at Southlake Town Square. Southlake Town Square, a 130-acre mixed-use development with over 100 stores and restaurants,...
Executives Forecast Cooling Job Market
Business executives have expressed a bleak outlook for the U.S. economy and job market, with many expecting low headcounts heading into 2024. The leaders of roughly a third of U.S. companies plan to...
Amazon Partners With Generative AI Startup
Amazon has partnered with a new tech startup to help drive growth in generative artificial intelligence. Amazon.com Inc.ย announcedย Monday that it plans to invest up to $4 billion into Anthropic, a...
Amazon Eyes Local Hires for Holidays
With the holiday season quickly approaching, Amazon revealed plans to hire hundreds of thousands of new workers to help fulfill a growing number of orders. Amazon announced in aย press release last...