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This photo provided by Google shows Doja Cat in a scene from Google's 2023 Super Bowl NFL football spot. Big name advertisers are paying as much as $7 million for a 30-second spot during the big game on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. In order to get as much as a return on investment for those million, most advertisers release their ads in the days ahead of the big game to get the most publicity for their spots. (Google via AP)

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John Travolta, Adam Driver star in Super Bowl ads
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Tue,02/07/23-2:37PM , 389 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl is advertising's biggest, glitziest stage.

Big name advertisers from Netflix to Google are paying as much as $7 million for a 30-second spot during the big game on Sunday, in order to capture the attention of the roughly 100 million viewers who tune in each year.
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Fuel Training Studio owners Julie Bokat, left, and Jeanne Carter watch a fitness class inside their gym, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Newburyport, Mass. Gyms and fitness studios were among the hardest hit businesses during the pandemic. But for gyms who made it through the worst, signs of stability are afoot. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

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Gyms that survived pandemic steadily get back in shape
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Sat,01/21/23-10:03AM , 632 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — One day in January, a once-regular customer at Fuel Training Studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts, stopped in to take a “shred” class. She hadn’t stepped foot in the gym since before the pandemic.
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People shop for Christmas trinkets in Bryant Park's Winter Village, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in New York. After two years of pandemic holidays when people spent more dollars online, shoppers are back in force in stores and at holiday markets. Small businesses say it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, both emotionally and financially. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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Small businesses, and shoppers, return to holiday markets
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Wed,11/23/22-5:38AM , 1,027 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent evening in early November, shoppers at the Bryant Park holiday market in New York City were in the holiday spirit well before Black Friday.
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Maria Short poses in her bakery, Short 'N Sweet, in Hilo, Hawaii on Nov. 8, 2022. Higher prices are hitting everyone this holiday, but food vendors are seeing some of the biggest increases. (Maria Short via AP)

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Smaller food cos. get set for a high-priced holiday season
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Sun,11/13/22-9:40AM , 553 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday celebrants in Hilo, Hawaii, might notice something different about the traditional Yule Log cake from the Short ’N Sweet bakery this year.
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