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Amazon's generative AI-powered shopping assistant, known as Rufus, appears on a computer monitor in this photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024, in New York.

Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?

More retailers and e-commerce sites offer these "shopping assistants" to help customers discover or compare products. However, they have limitations.

Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press22 minutes ago

Members of the New York police crime scene unit photograph bullets lying on the sidewalk as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York.

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting is driving corporations to bolster security

Daniel Gilbert and Shannon Najmabadi, Washington Post30 minutes ago

A job applicant opens a rejection letter from a prospective employer.

Trying new social media tactics to stand out in ‘brutal’ job market

Danielle Abril, Washington Post59 minutes ago

In order to reopen the 1529 Chestnut St. store, Five Below must pay a fee and get approval from the Public Health Department.

Five Below on Chestnut Street shut down after rodents gnawed holes in food bags

Ariana Perez-Castells

A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

TikTok’s future uncertain after appeals court rejects its bid to overturn possible U.S. ban

Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Forecasting 2025 under a second Trump administration raises big questions, economist Joel Naroff says

Risks to growth may be balanced by likely wage growth and tax cuts, but given the next administration’s big plans, Naroff writes, don't bet the ranch on that forecast.

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

A farmhand harvests avocados at an orchard in Santa Ana Zirosto, Michoacan state, Mexico, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.

A farmhand harvests avocados at an orchard in Santa Ana Zirosto, Michoacan state, Mexico, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.

Forecasting 2025 under a second Trump administration raises big questions, economist Joel Naroff says

Risks to growth may be balanced by likely wage growth and tax cuts, but given the next administration’s big plans, Naroff writes, don't bet the ranch on that forecast.

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

How much did SEPTA fares increase? A helpful breakdown of each service

SEPTA bus crosses 9th and Market Street in Center City Philadelphia on Friday morning November 8, 2024. SEPTA increased its fares by 7.5%, increasing most fares by 50 cents to $2, starting Dec. 1, 2024.

Trump’s economic proposals would increase inflation and interest rates, economist Mark Zandi says

Mark Zandi, For The Inquirer

President-elect Donald Trump arrives before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas.

If the Fed is cutting interest rates, why are mortgages and business loans costing more?

Joseph N. DiStefano

A development of new homes in Eagleville, Pa.

Let’s hope Trump’s mass deportation and more tariffs are campaign promises he doesn’t keep, says economist Joel Naroff

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Former President Donald Trump greets the crowd at a campaign rally in Prescott, Ariz., in October 2024, as crowd members hold signs that say "secure our border." The former president has proposed mass deportation of undocumented individuals and increased use of tariffs on imports.

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