Consumers

Nutrition 4 days ago

RFK Jr targets companies making baby formula after shortages rocked Biden administration

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration, launched a new initiative to ensure infant formula has the necessary nutrients and is void of harmful contaminants.

Diversity February 17

NAACP urges Black consumers to steer buying power away from companies that have ditched DEI

The NAACP is pointing to several companies that it is urging black consumers to stay away from because they have rescinded their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Opinion February 10

Capping credit card interest is a truly awful idea

Sen. Josh Hawley said he has teamed up with the consummate supporter of every bad economic idea, Sen. Bernie Sanders, to introduce an arbitrary 10% cap on credit card interest rates.

Opinion February 5

Trump can delete Elizabeth Warren’s failed experiment once and for all

Rohit Chopra’s departure as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should not be just the end of his tenure but the beginning of the end for the CFPB itself.

LIFESTYLE May 17

Meet the American who invented sliced bread: Otto Rohwedder, hard-luck hawkeye

Otto Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, created the invention by which all others are judged — sliced bread — in 1928. His innovation quickly changed consumer culture.

Joe Biden April 12

Biden administration cracks down on lightbulbs as part of climate agenda

The Department of Energy finalized energy efficiency standards targeting common consumer and commercial lightbulbs as part of its broad climate agenda.

Digital Originals April 12

Your kids may be treating video games like banks and playing with real money. The government has questions

Some video games act like unregulated banks, according to CFPB, which has begun monitoring the situation. The agency says children may be most at risk.

Energy In America March 31

International Code Council rejects aggressive green energy home building code mandate

An obscure international group that sets building codes and standards adopted by American cities and counties has pulled back an aggressive climate proposal.

Energy In America March 15, 2024

Little-known international NGO finalizing building code forcing US homes to be green

An international group that formulates building codes widely adopted in the U.S. is preparing an energy conservation code that would force homes to be more climate friendly.

Artificial Intelligence February 23, 2024

Robo-calls no more as federal ruling makes clear statement on annoying practice

The FCC has added a new provision to existing rules that allows for users to revoke consent for automated marketing material, robocalls or robotexts, some of which companies have used AI to generate.