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Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com An Oregon man became a millionaire on Jan. 24 — yet didn’t realize it for nearly a full month.  David Schultze, 68, of Milwaukie, Oregon, bought a ticket for the Oregon’s Game Megabucks drawing that was held on Jan. 24, 2024, said the Oregon …

Running a cafe or bookshop have topped a list of the top 25 dream ways to make a living. Research of 2,000 adults also revealed toy shops, delis and dog hotels were other businesses they would love to start. Kids’ play cafes, artisanal coffee roasteries, and fashion boutiques were also …

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com A person was injured at a D.C. high school on Thursday morning after a cellphone exploded, according to the city’s fire department. The incident happened around 8:30 a.m., at Roosevelt High School in D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood. Fire investigators believe the explosion was related to …

Calls have been made to cut a ‘hidden’ tax which is estimated to cost the public and businesses as much as £8 billion every year. Insurance tax adds an extra 12 percent on to most insurance policies – which means an average of £67 is added to premiums for car …

Whirlpool CEO Marc Bitzer weighs in on soft guidance for 2024 and when he expects housing overhang to pass on The Claman Countdown. Mortgage rates continue to march higher, climbing again for the fourth consecutive week. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey released Thursday showed that the average rate …

Smartsave has increased the interest on its fixed-rate savings account to a market-leading 5.26 percent, earning an “excellent” Moneyfacts rating. The account is aimed at savers with more sizeable sums to invest as it requires a minimum deposit of £10,000 to open. However, savers can expect to see larger returns. To …

Healthy eating is increasing, and it’s driving hot sauce sales  Fortune Business Insights says the hot sauce market is projected to grow over $2 billion by 2030, and it’s because more people are stepping outside the box when it comes to healthy eating. Darren Tompkins owns Headlock Hotsauce in Houston. He says …

Six ‘straightforward’ ways to give yourself a tax cut as burden soars to record high (Image: Getty) As Britain grapples with its highest tax burden on record, people are being urged to check if they’re using all available tax allowances to make a saving. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) …

Substack columnist Michael Shellenberger discusses the woke rhetoric from Google’s AI platform on ‘The Bottom line.’ After the 2016 election, Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged that investing in artificial intelligence would be a great opportunity for the tech giant to combat “misinformation.”  These comments, made during an “all hands” employee …

Eight in 10 side hustlers want to become their own boss – so they don’t have to work for anyone else again. A poll, of 1,500 people who have a side hustle or plan on setting one up, found 79 percent would love to work for themselves so they have …