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Advance Auto Parts plans to close more than 500 stores. Here's what we know

Business

Furniture chain closing all locations, including 4 in Louisiana

American Freight has already begun closing down its 328 locations and its online warehouse.
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Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu

The new storefront will mostly feature products that cost less than $10 and offer free delivery on orders over $25.
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Tesla shares soar 14% as Trump win sets stage for Elon Musk's electric vehicle company

Trump has proposed tariffs of 10% to 20% on foreign goods that would also impact electric vehicle makers outside the U.S., especially in China.
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Wendy's closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locations

Wendy's said the closing restaurants are located all around the country, but will be offset by new openings.
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McDonald's begins selling Quarter Pounder again, testing shows they weren't the source of E. coli

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to believe that slivered onions from a single supplier are the likely source of contamination.
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Two states to vote on lowering minimum wage for tipped workers

The issue disproportionately affects women, who make up about 47% of the U.S. workforce but nearly 70% of those who work in tipped professions.
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Retailers scramble to adjust as customers want earlier holiday season

“I want the season earlier and the things that go with the season earlier,” one shopper said. “I want to enjoy it for as long as I can."
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Bath & Body Works apologizes for controversial candle packaging

The images on the candle packaging were meant to represent paper snowflakes. “I have never seen a snowflake that looks like that,” one Instagram user commented.
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Is Columbus Day a federal holiday? Here's what's open and what's closed

As a federal holiday, it's worth checking to see what's open and closed on Monday.
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US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike

Applications for jobless benefits are widely considered representative of U.S. layoffs in a given week, but they can be volatile and susceptible to historic events.
State

Parent company of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate names Kevin Hall as its next publisher

Company founder, John Georges, said Hall has worked in the four major media markets in Louisiana and understands the needs of the state's communities firsthand.