US Retail Sales Dropped In January As Weather, Weak Gas Prices Weigh

Massachusetts Citizenship Rule At Center Of Alleged Voter-Impersonation Case Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, After federal prosecutors charged a Chinese man for registering to vote and casting a ballot under his former landlord's name, experts are questioning Massachusetts' verification processes. A voter fills out his midterm-election ballot in Boston City Hall on Nov. 8, 2022. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Yupeng Sun, a Chinese national living in Andover, allegedly submitted an online voter registration in the name of his former landlord, who was not a U.S. citizen, on Oct. 10,...

Domino's US Sale Growth Hits Five-Quarter Low As Budget Diners Pull Back Domino's Pizza posted its softest US comparable-sales growth in five quarters as inflation and the national average price for regular gasoline above $4 a gallon pressured working-poor consumers. Second-quarter same-store sales rose a measly .1%, in line with estimates but trailing the growth expected across much of the quick-service restaurant industry (QSR). Snapshot of 2Q earnings results (courtesy of Bloomberg): Total domestic stores comp sales growth +0.1%, estimate +0.11% (Bloomberg Consensus) Domestic franchise comparable sales growth 0%, estimate +0.07% Domestic co-owned comparable sales...

Iran Denies Negotiations With US After Trump Announces Talks For Monday Afternoon President Trump now says new talks with Iran will begin Monday afternoon after he called off a planned "massive attack" - following high level Saudi intervention, and also likely White House advisors and Pentagon leadership failing to agree on a strategic vision. "The Saudis expressed concern and asked for clarity about the plan of action," one US official told Axios over the weekend, with another saying that crown prince Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to de-escalate and refrain from launching...