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For every massive hit like the Popeye’s chicken sandwich, the food industry produces countless duds.But not all swings-and-misses are created equal. Some are reviled by customers, while others don’t sell well enough to justify the millions that were sunk into their research and development.Samuel West has been curating these foods for the Museum of Failure, a traveling exhibition which most recently set up shop in Brooklyn’s Industry City in mid-March and will last until May 9.At the museum, visitors can see failed products ranging from the once-promising 3D TVs to the infamous MoviePass. But it’s the food section that has…

Dollar General has again been found in violation of federal workplace safety regulations for “willfully exposing” staff to fire hazards at a Pennsylvania store, the Department of Labor said Friday. Investigators found “dangerous safety hazards,” including blocked emergency exit routes and electrical panels, at a Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, store during a November inspection that was sparked by a complaint made to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The hazards were similar to violations found at other stores operated by the discounter throughout the U.S., and the inspection is one of more than 180 investigations in which OSHA has found Dollar General to…

The State University System of Florida Board of Governors has banned the social media app TikTok, along with some other software, applications, and developers, from use on university-owned devices “due to the continued and increasing landscape of cyber threats.” In a memo sent to state university system presidents on Wednesday, Chancellor Ray Rodrigues said, “This regulation requires institutions to remove technologies published in the State University System (SUS) Prohibited Technologies List from any university-owned device and to block network traffic associated with these technologies.” The ban is effective immediately, the memo said. “Data privacy, particularly concerning student data and faculty…

In the week ahead, investors will confront new inflation data and the beginning of earnings season, while also keeping an eye on the Federal Reserve’s potential plans for interest rates at their early May meeting.How might this affect the selection of the best cryptos to buy now?This coming week, the focus turns to two key inflationary indicators from the Labor Department: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI).The inflation numbers will likely influence the Fed’s next move, but Wall Street is divided on whether interest rate hikes will persist.On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is set to…

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U.S. job growth cooled in March but continued to chug along at a healthy pace, boosted by a flurry of hiring at bars and restaurants. Employers added 236,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday, mostly in line with the 239,000 jobs forecast by Refinitiv economists. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, ticked lower to 3.5% as the labor force participation rate increased to the highest level since before the pandemic began. It marked the lowest monthly jobs gain since December 2020. “There are clear signs of a more broad-based slowdown in the report, with job gains…

American workers are receiving some “very encouraging” news about their retirement futures, with one generation, in particular, that’s most set up for success thanks to a “dramatic” shift in behavior, according to a new Vanguard report. “The good news is all generations are seeing a lift, are seeing an increase across these topics that matter most,” Vanguard Strategic Retirement Consulting principal Dave Stinnett told Fox News Digital on Monday. “But we’re seeing the biggest lift with younger workers.”The U.S. saw significantly more millennial and Gen Z workers contributing to their savings or retirement plans in 2021 than compared to 2006…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were higher for 3- and 5-year loans compared to the previous seven days. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender between March 30 and…

Asking your issuer for a credit card limit increase is relatively easy to request, and most experts say if you can manage your temptation to overspend, and you have a solid pay-back history, it may be something to consider.  “I think asking for a credit line increase is a good idea,” says Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at CreditCards.com. “It can help your credit score because it can lower your credit utilization ratio which is the credit you’re using divided by credit available to you.”He says this is a key component of your credit score. Typically, says Rossman, it’s best…