Stretching Your Dollar: How to Negotiate Your Bills
Milan Singh, founder and creator of Milan Media, joined Cheddar News' 'Stretching Your Dollar' to talk about the power of negotiation, particularly when it comes to your bills. He said one of the most important steps is doing research to compare prices and be willing to walk away from a business if rates are not in alignment with what you see elsewhere. "If they aren't going to help, then there's so many service provider offering the same service nowadays and if you've done your research, then you should be able to walk away and get those rates from somewhere else that you want," he said.
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger that created one of the biggest food companies on the planet. One of the companies will include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac & Cheese. The other will include brands like Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles and Lunchables. When the company formed in 2015 it wanted to capitalize on its massive scale, but shifting tastes complicated those plans, with households seeking to introduce healthier options at the table. Kraft Heinz's net revenue has fallen every year since 2020.
About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.
President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie ahead of the board considering the largest railroad merger ever proposed.
Ford is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks across the U.S. because of an instrument panel display failure that’s resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.
