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Expect record-high egg prices for most of the year

(CNN) — Americans can continue to expect high prices for eggs this year, new estimates show, due to the ongoing avian flu outbreak and inflation.Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in 2025, compared to about 2.2% for food…

Target is the latest company to roll back some DEI programs

New York (CNN) — Target is joining a wave of US companies pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as right-wing pressure leads companies to alter their commitment to hiring diverse candidates and expanding access.Target said in a…

Tracking Trump’s executive actions

(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s second term is off and running with a cascade of executive actions signed in his first week and more promised in the days and weeks to come. Trump has vowed to enact a sweeping agenda…

US home sales in 2024 fell to lowest level since 1995

Washington (CNN) — Sales of existing homes in the US fell last year to the lowest level in almost three decades, as sky-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates squeezed home buyers.Sales of previously owned homes, which make up the…

Elon Musk’s DOGE is coming for the penny

New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny.DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million…

UnitedHealthcare has a new CEO

New York (CNN) — UnitedHealthcare announced a new CEO on Thursday, filling in the spot after Brian Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan in a targeted attack.Company veteran Tim Noel is the new UnitedHealthcare CEO, the company said…