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The Aluminum Can Shortage — What it Means for Consumers
First, there was a shortage of toilet paper, then meat, then coins, and now: aluminum cans. As consumers shift from drinking at bars and restaurants to drinking

Nikola Corp. Breaks Ground on $600 Million Factory
Nikola Corp. broke ground on its first U.S. vehicle-manufacturing plant on July 23, a major step for the company’s foray into the American alternative-fuel market.

Metacritic Looks to Counter Review Bombing by Preventing Launch-Day Reviews
Video game review-aggregation site Metacritic has updated its system to prevent users from posting reviews the same day a new title launches. Metacritic made the

Amazon Prime Day Delayed
Prime Day, “Amazon’s biggest, global shopping event exclusively for Prime members” has been postponed. Amazon has yet to announce a new date, although CNBC reported

Rent Growth Slows to Decade Low
Rent growth hit a decade low of 1.7 percent in May for single-family homes as many struggled to make payments, a sharp reversal from a

Surveys find major shift in consumer behavior amid pandemic
Shifts in consumer behavior caused by the coronavirus pandemic have come into sharper relief as companies and government agencies continue to gather economic and polling

Is Your Hand Sanitizer Contaminated? FDA Issues Warning
This month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update to consumers about the rising risk of methanol contamination in certain hand sanitizer products. The FDA

KFC to Begin Final Test for Beyond Fried Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) recently announced it will sell its plant-based fried chicken at 50 California locations starting July 20. Known for both classic meals like

National Coin Shortage—What it Means for Consumers
Recently, businesses are posting signs asking customers to pay with either exact change or with card. That is because the country is facing a national

The ‘Airbnb’ of Pools Makes a Splash this Summer
Swimply, the first (and only) swimming pool sharing site, is making waves this summer after its initial launch in 2018. While the pool-sharing company struggled