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US consumer prices up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982

Inflation has been inflicting a heavy burden on consumers, especially lower-income households and particularly for everyday necessities.

Dollar Tree items will now cost $1.25

Faced with the rising cost of goods and freight, discount retail chain Dollar Tree said it will be raising its prices to $1.25 for the majority of its products.

 
US consumer prices soared 6.2% in past year

Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier.

 
Facebook has a new name

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.”

 
Southwest Airlines mandates vaccines for workers

Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

 
Latest T-Mobile data breach exposes 40M customers

T-Mobile has been hit before by data theft but in the most recent case, “the sheer numbers far exceed the previous breaches,” said Gartner analyst Paul Furtado.

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