Tyler Foster
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Georgia Power says hackers got into its customer portal and exposed names and the last four digits of Social Security numbers, and it is offering free Equifax monitoring
About 300,000 of Georgia Power’s 2.8 million customers had personal details exposed after hackers got into the utility’s online customer portal, the company said October...
Haynes Furniture and The Dump are closing all 12 stores after 128 years
Haynes Furniture and The Dump, a family-owned company based in Virginia Beach, announced on October 8 that all 12 of its stores will close for...
True Food Kitchen filed Chapter 11 after closing 12 restaurants on October 4
True Food Kitchen served its last meals at 12 of its 46 restaurants on Sunday, October 4, and filed for Chapter 11 protection the same...
Zillow puts the typical U.S. home value at $366,913 in its September report
The monthly payment on the typical American home rose 6.7 percent over the past year, nearly seven times as fast as the home’s value, Zillow’s...
The West’s median list price was $595,000 in September, against $320,000 in the Midwest
The typical home listed in the West carried an asking price of $595,000 in September, while the typical Midwest listing asked $320,000, Realtor.com reported. The...
Diesel averaged $6.331 a gallon in September, up from $3.730 a year earlier
Diesel fuel averaged $6.331 a gallon across the United States in September, up from $3.730 a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in...
Average weekly pay hit $1,300.66 in September but bought less than a year earlier
Average weekly pay for American workers reached $1,300.66 in September, up 3.6 percent from $1,255.14 a year earlier, but prices climbed faster. After adjusting for...
Delta pays a 21.5-cent dividend on November 5 to shareholders of record October 15
Delta Air Lines will pay a quarterly dividend of 21.5 cents a share on November 5 to holders of record at the close of business...
Silver futures were at $59.16 on October 13, far below January’s spot record of $121.62
Silver futures stood at $59.16 an ounce on October 13, down 1.63 percent on the day, according to Armenpress’s report on NYMEX metals prices. That...
Gold’s London afternoon price was set at $4,169.50 an ounce on October 13
The London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon auction put the price of gold at $4,169.50 a troy ounce on October 13, Bernama reported from Kuala Lumpur....
It takes $1,970 of covered earnings to earn one Social Security credit in 2027, the agency’s actuarial table shows
It will take $1,970 in covered earnings in 2027 to earn one Social Security credit, $80 more than the $1,890 required this year, according to...
Heating oil averaged $5.922 a gallon in September, up from $3.592 a year earlier, as heating season starts, Bureau of Labor Statistics price data show
Heating oil averaged $5.922 a gallon across the United States in September, up from $3.592 a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. That...
Average Medicare Advantage premiums fall to $3.98 in South Carolina, $4.08 in Mississippi and $4.24 in Missouri for 2027, CMS state fact sheets show
The average monthly premium for a Medicare Advantage plan will be $3.98 in South Carolina in 2027, $4.08 in Mississippi and $4.24 in Missouri, the...
September’s CPI-W index of 330.654 was the last reading in the third-quarter average behind Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living raise
The number that closed the books on Social Security’s 2027 raise is 330.654, the September level of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners...
Sellers in Salt Lake City and Portland cut prices on about a third of their listings in September, Realtor.com says
Salt Lake City had the largest share of discounted listings among the 50 biggest U.S. metro areas in September, with 33.6 percent of active homes...
FedEx’s residential delivery surcharge rises from $6.95 to $7.35 on January 4, when its yearly shipping rate increase takes effect
FedEx will raise its residential delivery charge for U.S. package services from $6.95 to $7.35 per package on January 4, 2027, the same day its...