Cheddar Buys: Our Favorite Stuff for Your Favorite People
Cheddar Buys is the show where we show you our favorite stuff, so you can give it to your favorite people. Alyssa Julya Smith and Baker Machado show off some of the viral gadgets to stuff your stockings with this year. Some of the products are straight from Cheddar's most-viral Facebook videos while others are just plain cool.
You'll want to get your hands on the mop slippers that let you clean up without having to bend over. We also show off two trending drinking devices: the Bierstick and Santa's Stocking Flask. Techies will love the gadget stand that charges your phone while tilting it to the perfect angle for watching videos. Finally, the anti-snoring jaw strap is the ideal way to tell your loved ones that they're keeping you up all night.
Earnings kicked off into high gear as Anheuser-Busch posted results on Thursday as Apple and Amazon are set to announce their financials later in the day.
Investors weren't jolted by the downgrade because they already know the fractured state of U.S. politics, the size of the country's public debt, and the challenges it faces to pay for Social Security, Medicare and other expenses.
The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday — about 25 cents higher than that seen one month ago, according to motor club AAA. While today's prices at the pump remain far lower than they were last year, when energy costs soared worldwide in the months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts say such a jump is unusual.
