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Gene and Sallie Carr pose for a picture in their recently remodeled home on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Hendersonville, N.C. An increasing number of Americans in their late 50s and older are staying in their houses, some by choice, others because they're locked into low mortgage rates that are too low to give up. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writer
Fri,05/10/24-3:32PM , 109 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home.
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Police officers stand outside of a Target store as a group of people across the street protest against Pride displays in the store on June 1, 2023, in Miami. Target confirmed that it won't be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month in June, 2024, in some stores after the discount retailer received backlash last year for its assortment. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

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Target to reduce number of stores carrying Pride-themed merchandise after last year's backlash
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Retail Writer
Fri,05/10/24-8:05AM , 95 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Target confirmed Friday that it won't carry Pride Month merchandise at all stores in June after the discount retailer experienced a backlash and lower sales over its collection honoring LGBTQ+ communities.
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Atkins weight loss products are seen on sale at a Kroger supermarket, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writer
Thu,04/25/24-4:52AM , 168 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame.
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A shopper looks at clothes at a Walmart store in Secaucus, N.J., on March 25, 2024. On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for March (AP Photo/Anne D'Innocenzio)

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Retail sales surge 0.7% in March as Americans seem unfazed by higher prices with jobs plentiful
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writer
Mon,04/15/24-7:44AM , 214 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans boosted spending at a hotter-than-expected pace in March, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other
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