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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN

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Starbucks union goes on strike in three cities

Members of Starbucks Workers United staged their first strike in 13 months Friday and plan an escalating strike between now and Christmas Eve in what would become the union’s largest work stoppage since the organizing campaign started at the coffee retailer three years ago.

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Egg prices are going even higher. This time it’s avian flu and the holidays

Egg prices have risen steadily over the past two years. A spike in avian flu and the approaching holiday season are combining to make the problem even worse.

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Cheaper turkeys help bring down Thanksgiving dinner costs this year

Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year than last but will still be 19% higher than before the pandemic, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving survey out Wednesday.

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Striking port workers to return to work Friday as negotiators reach an agreement on wages

Striking members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) will be back to work on Friday, the union announced Thursday evening, as it reached a tentative deal with the management group representing shipping lines, terminal operators and port authorities.

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Time running out to avoid crippling US port strike

Time is running out to avoid a work stoppage at ports along the entire East and Gulf Coasts in what could become the most disruptive strike to the US economy in decades.

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Boeing is raising its offer to end the strike

Boeing announced Monday that it raised its offer to the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union as the strike against the company enters its 11th day

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Meet the TikToker who started the financial trend 'loud budgeting"

It started as a joke. At the end of 2023, when social media users were posting their “Ins and outs” for 2024, comedian and writer Lukas Battle did the same, bringing the term “loud budgeting” to the world.