Michelle Chapman

Articles by Michelle Chapman

America In Focus: key inflation gauge surges to 3-year high, mortgage rate climbs - AP News

Business June 28, 2026

The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were lasοΏ½...

Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop’s Ryan Cohen - AP News

Business May 5, 2026

Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohens GameStop pursues an approximately $56 billion takeover of the company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giοΏ½...

Home shopping network pioneer QVC files for bankruptcy protection - AP News

Business April 18, 2026

The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing by parent company QVC Group, which also owns HSN, formerly the Home Shopping Network, arrivοΏ½...

Family budgets are stretched and bargain grocer Aldi seizes the moment in a rapid expansion - AP News

Business January 14, 2026

The discount grocery chain Aldi is expanding rapidly and plans to open more than 180 U.S. stores this year as more Americans skip nights out at restaurants and cook at home due to anxiety over the naοΏ½...

Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers - AP News

Business January 11, 2026

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday οΏ½...

Meta signs three nuclear power deals to help support its AI data centers - Yahoo Finance

Business January 10, 2026

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday aοΏ½...

GameStop details CEO's compensation package which doesn't include any guaranteed pay - Yahoo Finance

Business January 8, 2026

GameStop is providing details on a new compensation package for CEO Ryan Cohen that is dependent on him meeting certain significant performance targets. The video game retailer said in a regulatory οΏ½...

Shredded cheese sold in dozens of states recalled due to potential for metal fragment contamination - AP News

Business December 4, 2025

There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug AdminοΏ½...

Tariffs, inflation and leery customers are hitting retailers in different ways - AP News

Business May 22, 2025

Retailers are trying to navigate their way through economic uncertainty in 2025. Tariffs, inflation and lingering fears of a recession have left many Americans uneasy and pulling back on spending. οΏ½...