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The first quarter of 2025 saw a notable decrease in economic optimism among chief financial officers, with the latest CFO Survey pointing to tariffs and market uncertainty as primary drivers. What Happened: The quarterly survey conducted by Duke University and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident involving a Boeing (NYSE:BA) 757 operated by Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) that occurred at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. What Happened: The aircraft lost its nose wheel tire while taxiing for takeoff on...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could be setting itself up for a showdown with the federal labor agency over its anti-union stance and measures. What Happened: National Labor Relations Board’s Atlanta regional director has deemed that Apple violated federal law by “interrogating and coercing...

The growing demand for better treatments for mental health conditions is taking the discussion to the public sphere often than not.  With San Francisco’s final call to decriminalize psychedelics last week, it is now Atlanta’s turn. On September 12, the City Council Public...

The Wendy Co (NASDAQ: WEN) restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, which became the site of the killing of Rayshard Brooks on Friday, was set on fire Saturday. What Happened Authorities in Atlanta have announced a $10,000 reward for information on the suspects who had started the fire....

Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group recently launched phase one of its 540-acre Southwest International Gateway Business Park in El Campo, Texas, around 60 miles southwest of Houston. "We have officially closed on the land and completed all of our designs, and we're in the process of breaking...

Estimating the actual economic impact of the Super Bowl is about as easy as leading a 90-yard scoring drive in the final minute of the game. Some estimates for how much the big game next weekend will mean for the economy in the Miami area, which is hosting Super Bowl LIV, are around $500 million,...

Allied Esports and shopping mall company Simon Property Group Inc (NYSE: SPG) will open an esports venue at the Mall of Georgia, near Atlanta, the companies said Monday. It will be the partnership's first dedicated esports venue under a previously announced alliance. The two-level 13,000-square...

Coming off a stellar turn at the Emmys this year, FX (Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA)) continued to tout good news this week with a pair of renewals along with ratings success. The network on Tuesday officially renewed "Atlanta" and "Better Things" for second seasons after seeing solid...

Americans are currently saving roughly $250 million per day on gasoline compared to a year ago, according to GasBuddy. Based on a recent GasBuddy survey, those saving have made a difference in travel plans for about 25 percent of respondents. Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with...

Sources told The Information that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) executives recently discussed the possibility of offering a full-fledged wireless service in areas where Google Fiber Internet and TV exist. The service would reportedly make Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), by which Google...

For most consumers, low price is the playing card that trumps all other cards in most shopping scenarios. A new service called “Savings Catcher” has become Wal-Mart's (NYSE: WMT) latest entry in the “We can beat anyone’s price” competition that the company has long promoted as its prime mission...

AOL (NYSE: AOL) owned hyper-local news website, Patch, which had 1000 writers working in 900 national locations in December 2012, is now down to 14 designated market areas (DMAs). New Patch CEO Bud Rosenthal outlined the move in a memo Wednesday morning reported on Poynter. Rosenthal said the...