Mortgage rates are lower, home prices are easing and there is more supply on the market for sale. All of that adds up to improved affordability for today's homebuyers. Saving for a down payment, however, is still the biggest hurdle for first-time buyers. Prices nationally are basically flat compared with...
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Restaurants’ hottest menu item in 2025 was ‘value.’ That won’t change next year
McDonald’s restaurant in San Diego, California, U.S., Oct. 31, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters"Value" was the buzzword du jour for restaurant executives that lasted all year — and it will likely stick around in 2026, too.Over the last year and a half, diners, particularly those who make less than $40,000...
American Airlines no longer lets basic economy flyers earn miles
American AirlinesGrant Baldwin | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines customers flying on basic economy fares will no longer earn frequent flyer miles or points toward elite status, the carrier said this week."We routinely evaluate our fare products to remain competitive in the marketplace. Customers who purchase a Basic Economy ticket on December 17,...
‘Stranger Things’ ushered in a new era for Netflix
Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo star in Season 5 of Netflix's "Stranger Things."Courtesy: NetflixThe original concept for what would become "Stranger Things" was rejected by more than 15 studios before landing a spot on Netflix's roster of original programming. A decade later, the show created, written...
Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ to hit $1 billion box office, only the second Hollywood film to do so this year
In Disney's "Zootopia 2," detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down.DisneyThe Walt Disney Co. tallied its second billion-dollar film of 2025 with the help of a determined bunny and mischievous fox."Zootopia 2"...