U.S. stock indexes slipped to start 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Thursday, marking its first five-day losing streak since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% after giving up an early gain, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.2%. Tesla skidded following its latest update on deliveries. Energy producers helped limit the market’s losses […]
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Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru – CBS News Fast food chain Taco Bell is turning to artificial intelligence to meet the demand of its drive-thru customers. The technology is said to cut the wait for an order by 29 seconds and improve accuracy, according to a study. Danya Bacchus has
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Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru – CBS News Fast food chain Taco Bell is turning to artificial intelligence to meet the demand of its drive-thru customers. The technology is said to cut the wait for an order by 29 seconds and improve accuracy, according to a study. Danya Bacchus has
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NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are falling Thursday to start 2025. The S&P 500 was down 0.6% in afternoon trading after rising as much as 0.9% earlier. It’s coming off a four-day losing streak, its longest since early September, which dimmed the end of its stellar 2024. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville punter Brady Hodges said he opted out of the Sun Bowl this week because the Cardinals’ NIL collective did not pay money promised to him in September. Hodges posted on social media during Tuesday’s game against Washington in El Paso, Texas, that he had not been with the team since Dec.
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NEW YORK — South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Hyeong Kwon pleaded not guilty Thursday to a freshly unsealed indictment released in time for his first U.S. court appearance. Kwon entered the plea in Manhattan federal court two days after his extradition from Montenegro. The indictment alleges that the man dubbed by some as “the cryptocurrency
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago. González, a Republican who backs President-elect Donald Trump and whose pro-statehood New Progressive Party secured a historic third consecutive
Mexican airline Aeromexico had the world’s best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to an annual ranking released Thursday. Delta Air Lines scored the highest among U.S. carriers despite a computer outage that caused thousands of flight cancellations in July. Aviation-data provider Cirium said in a report that nearly 87% of Aeromexico flights arrived
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WASHINGTON — U.S. mortgage rates rose this week to the highest level since July. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate rose to 6.91% from 6.85% last week, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac. It was at 6.62% a year ago. The uptick in the cost of home loans reflects a rise in the bond
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During a recent research trip to Cuba, sociologist Nicole Dezrea Jenkins was stopped on the street by three teary-eyed local women. The women — just a few of the dozens around the world whom Jenkins will speak to as part of her Global Crowns Project — thanked her for sharing their stories and caring about
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