Goodbye to more DVDs? Best Buy plans to phase out sales of physical movies in the coming months

Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs. The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and Blu-ray sales by early 2024 — with physical movies set to be sold in-stores and online as they are today through the holidays.

Mortgage rates headed to 8 percent territory if Fed keeps up hike pace: Freddie Mac

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 7.57% for the week ending Oct. 12, according to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Microsoft’s AI tool coming soon to Outlook, writing email replies for you

Microsoft 365 Copilot will become generally available for corporate customers on Nov. 1 across its programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, the company said.

Chipotle plans to raise menu prices again

Chipotle is raising its prices for the fourth time in the last two years.

IRS: Microsoft may owe nearly $30 billion in back taxes

The Internal Revenue Service says Microsoft owes the U.S. Treasury $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest.

Home insurance prices increased nearly 25 percent: Policygenius

Home insurance costs have increased due to natural disasters and inflation pressures. But there are ways to save on homeowners insurance policies.

Jobs offering student loan assistance more than double: study

With student loan debt growing to more than $1.7 trillion, employer student loan assistance programs for workers seem to be on the rise, according to Handshake.

Here's how borrowers who can't make student loan payments can avoid defaulting

The 12-month student loan on-ramp period will help struggling borrowers from suffering the worst consequences of missed, late, or partial payments, according to a recent Harvard University Employee Credit Union blog.

Social Security cuts: Retirees could face more than $17,000 in annual benefits losses

Social Security could run out of money to make full benefits payments in 2033, spurring as much as $23,000 in benefits cuts for retirees, a study found. Here’s what you need to know.

Walgreens employees planning walkouts over pharmacy working conditions: source

Employees, including pharmacists and technicians, say their current workload that includes administering various vaccinations, could affect patient safety.

MGM Resorts estimates $100M loss from cyberattack that led to data breach

MGM Resorts said no customer bank account numbers or payment card information was compromised in the incident, but hackers stole other personal information.

Student loan repayment: Nearly half of Americans with college debt to cut essential spending

With student loan payments underway after the federal pause ended, many Americans are cutting back on essentials to make ends meet, MassMutual found. But Biden’s student loan relief initiatives aim to help borrowers now.