Subway launches new menu of subs that feature pre-selected fillings

Subway launches new menu of subs that feature pre-selected fillings

Subs: The Baller – This includes Subway’s new-recipe pork & beef meatballs, layered with marinara sauce and topped with creamy Monterey Jack cheddar, peppers, pepperoni and crispy onions. Notorious B.M.T.  – Layers of tasty ham, pepperoni and salami, topped with Monterey Jack cheddar, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, crunchy cucumber and red onions – covered in Subway’s…

How many working Americans need food stamps? The answer may surprise you.

How many working Americans need food stamps? The answer may surprise you.

The debt-ceiling deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend contains many compromises for both Republicans and Democrats. Some may be harder to stomach than others. Chief among them: changes to the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food-stamp program. “The agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a…

The price of one Memorial Day barbecue essential has soared 28% since last year. It’s not meat or vegetables.

The price of one Memorial Day barbecue essential has soared 28% since last year. It’s not meat or vegetables.

If you plan to barbecue this weekend, here’s some good news: You’ll get slightly more beef for your buck. However, unless you want to eat your burger plain, you’ll need to shell out more dough for condiments and buns. A new study from data-analysis company Datasembly found that barbecue staples are more expensive than they…

Zooey Deschanel on her new show — and what she refuses to spend $15 on

Zooey Deschanel on her new show — and what she refuses to spend $15 on

Zooey Deschanel wants to make sure you’re not mentally checked-out the next time you’re filling your shopping cart in stores or online.  “The New Girl” star’s latest gig is an unscripted series that just dropped on the Warner Bros.-owned WBD, +3.16% streaming service formerly known as HBO Max (now Max) called “What Am I Eating?…

Lowe’s, PacWest, Yelp stocks rally while BJ’s and Zoom Video shares fall, and other stocks on the move

Lowe’s, PacWest, Yelp stocks rally while BJ’s and Zoom Video shares fall, and other stocks on the move

Here are some of the more prominent movers on Tuesday: Stock gainers: Lowe’s Companies Inc.’s stock LOW, +2.18% jumped 1.7% in afternoon trading, after the home improvement retailer beat fiscal first-quarter profit expectations. While same-store sales fell more than forecast, they outperformed rival Home Depot Inc. HD, +1.75%, and the lowered full-year profit guidance range…

U.S. stocks pull back as debt ceiling fears mount

U.S. stocks pull back as debt ceiling fears mount

U.S. stocks slid Tuesday, erasing Monday’s gains, as worries about the debt ceiling negotiations in Washington outweighed data suggesting economic growth remains resilient. How stocks are trading The S&P 500 SPX, -1.00% dropped 37 points, or 0.9%, to 4,154 The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.61% lost 180 points, or 0.5%, to 33,107 The Nasdaq…

Canopy Growth’s stock pops after it reveals plan to enter U.S. cannabis market

Canopy Growth’s stock pops after it reveals plan to enter U.S. cannabis market

Canopy Growth Corp.’s U.S.-listed stock rose 7% Monday after the Canadian cannabis company outlined its latest steps to enter the U.S. market while complying with Nasdaq listing requirements. The company said it has filed a revised proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission updating its strategy to accelerate entry to the U.S. cannabis…

Adani Enterprises shares surge on report finding no evidence of manipulation

Adani Enterprises shares surge on report finding no evidence of manipulation

Shares of Adani Enterprises, and other Adani Group companies, surged on Monday after a preliminary report that didn’t find evidence of stock-price manipulation. Adani Enterprises 512599, +18.66%, the flagship company, saw its shares jump 17%, as other companies including Adani Wilmar 543458, +10.00% rose as well. A panel convened by India’s Supreme Court said in…

McDonald’s prices: British expat buys Macca’s cheeseburger in Australia

McDonald’s prices: British expat buys Macca’s cheeseburger in Australia

A British expat was given a rude awakening while trying to order a cheeseburger from an Australian McDonald’s restaurant. Jenny Herriot was ‘starving’ after a long day and decided to satisfy her cravings at a Macca’s drive-thru. She ordered a McChicken meal, and added on a cheeseburger as an extra snack. Originally only expecting to…

Sydney man left shocked by the price of corned beef at Woolworth’s: ‘Cheaper to buy it fresh’

Sydney man left shocked by the price of corned beef at Woolworth’s: ‘Cheaper to buy it fresh’

Corned beef appears to be the latest food affected by Australia’s rampant inflation crisis after one shopper spotted the canned good on sale for $9.05 at Woolworth’s.    Paniora Nukunuku, who is originally from New Zealand but lives in Sydney, spotted the price hike on the 340g tin of Hamper Regular Corn Beef last week. To…

Woman suffers huge cake fail after being given very different dessert to one she ordered

Woman suffers huge cake fail after being given very different dessert to one she ordered

A baker has left hundreds of people outraged after delivering a cake that looked nothing like what was ordered. A woman shared a photo showing the cake her friend ordered for her birthday party, which looked wildly different to what arrived. The woman asked for a one-tiered version of a gorgeous three-layered multicoloured with a…

Parade of retailers to face inflation doubts while Nvidia and Zoom answer questions about tech

Parade of retailers to face inflation doubts while Nvidia and Zoom answer questions about tech

Last week, retailers Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and Home Depot Inc. provided broad strokes on how rising prices for essentials have reshaped consumer habits. Now come the finer points, with a whole lot of other retailers — including Dollar Tree Inc. DLTR, -0.37%, Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, -0.32%, Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY, -3.44%, Gap…

You’ve been pronouncing your favourite foods all wrong

You’ve been pronouncing your favourite foods all wrong

You might consider yourself a foodie, but there’s nothing more embarrassing than holding forth about your knowledge – only to pronounce the names of your favourite dishes and ingredients wrongly.  From Bruschetta to Pho, the names of delicious treats from other nations can be total tongue-twisters for British diners.   Italian dishes, like Gnocchi and Bolognese,…

Food banks scramble to meet increased demand as pandemic-era benefits expire

Food banks scramble to meet increased demand as pandemic-era benefits expire

Linda Palmer usually sees a couple of hundred people line up for bags of produce, milk, eggs and more as she volunteers at her local food bank’s biweekly, hourlong distribution in the parking lot near the senior center in Hercules, Calif. But as she helped people sign in during one recent shift, she said, “we…

Are you in Bavaria or Washington? Four travel destinations that will make you feel like you’re in Europe, without leaving North America.

Are you in Bavaria or Washington? Four travel destinations that will make you feel like you’re in Europe, without leaving North America.

Skip the jet lag and overnight flights: there are places right here in North America whose architecture and ambience will transport you to Europe in the twinkling of an eye. Here are four places to explore. Leavenworth, Wash. Like a small town in Bavaria, half-timbered buildings, carved wooden balconies, murals painted on building facades (a…

No matter the record you break, there’s a way you’ll dress and we’ll know it’s not just food you’re selling

Stupid man called pastor, what has her dressing got to do with her person? Speak about her broken record and leave her personal life alone. If you are not ashawo pastor, how did you go to her page to see her dressing? Those pictures was never on billboards, it was on her page and you…

Pernod Ricard has ended all exports to Russia, but exit will take ‘some months’

Pernod Ricard has ended all exports to Russia, but exit will take ‘some months’

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard has ceased exports of its international brands to Russia but says it will take “some months” to end distribution of its products in the country.     The French company was slammed last month over its resumption of exports of iconic brands Jameson whiskey and Beefeater gin to Russia, after having earlier ended…

U.S. stocks on track for weekly gains as debt-ceiling hopes boost markets

U.S. stocks on track for weekly gains as debt-ceiling hopes boost markets

U.S. stocks traded higher Friday, with all three major benchmarks heading for weekly gains, as investors await remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell while hopes remain high for a debt-ceiling deal in Congress. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.24% rose 108 points, or 0.3%, at 33,645. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.10%…