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A Walgreens employee has been assaulted in Independence, Missouri, after trying to prevent shoplifting at one of the drug chain’s stores, police say.

The average price for a gallon of gas was unmoved over the past week, AAA reported. But an increase in oil prices could spike what consumers pay at the pump, even as they deal with record-high vehicle financing costs.

An antique and vintage clothing lover from North Carolina auctioned off a 1920s Art Deco silk handbag from Cartier for $9,450 after purchasing the handbag for $1 online.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly returning for a Manhattan court hearing Friday that could seal whether or not the 31-year-old goes to jail while awaiting trial in October.

Mother-daughter real estate powerhouses Dolly and Jenny Lenz give a negative market outlook as homebuyers and sellers are "plagued" by "everything becoming so expensive."

The U.S. Department of Labor said inflation increased in July for the first time in more than a year as the price of food, gasoline and shelter marched higher.

Credit card debt increased to a record high in the second quarter as total household debt reached $17.06 trillion. And the Fed’s interest rate hikes to lower inflation could impact what consumers pay for credit. But there are multiple ways to pay off high-interest debt.

The Labor Department said the consumer price index showed that inflation ticked higher in July as price pressures in the economy remained abnormally high.

Vantage Travel cruise customers will be able to file for a reimbursement after the travel customer went bankrupt in June.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's latest budget review found the federal deficit more than doubled to $1.6 trillion in the first 10 months of FY2023 compared to a year ago.

Intense thunderstorms wreaked havoc on the U.S. in the first six months of the year, driving $34 billion worth of insured losses, according to a recent report from Swiss Re.

The owner of a meat establishment in Michigan was ordered to pay a fine of $1,143, due to a 17-year-old employee suffering the loss of his hand in a grinding machine.

Intense storms are becoming more frequent in Florida due to climate change, but homebuyers are still flocking to the state, according to a recent Redfin report.