For decades, outsiders joked about New Jersey being little more than a turnpike connecting New York and Philadelphia. But with the Garden State recently named the second-best state to live in America — boasting strong schools, relatively low household debt and thriving coastal hubs — the secret is officially out.…

Pizza Hut is temporarily dropping “Pizza” from its name as the restaurant chain leans into football season while its parent company moves ahead with a multibillion-dollar sale of the iconic brand. The chain said this week that it will go by “Hut” for the next 25 weeks, coinciding with the…

Thousands of off-road motorcycles are being recalled over a braking defect that could cause serious injury or death from a crash, according to federal regulators. KTM North America Inc., of Amherst, Ohio, is recalling about 21,040 GASGAS and Husqvarna off-road motorcycles in the U.S., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…

President Donald Trump and top financial regulators hosted key figures in the cryptocurrency and digital assets industries at the White House Wednesday, with a major legislative priority for the administration and those industries nearing the finish line. Cody Carbone, CEO of The Digital Chamber, attended the meeting and said in…

BMW plans to recall 27,720 cars across three model lines over a driveshaft issue that could result in the vehicle rolling away. The recall impacts vehicles in the luxury car manufacturer’s 5 Series, 7 Series, and 8 Series, according to filings made with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).The…

A multistate salmonella outbreak linked to fresh jalapeño peppers has sickened 431 people and hospitalized 57 across 32 states, according to federal health officials. The latest figures represent an increase of 86 illnesses, 21 hospitalizations and five states since the outbreak stood at 345 cases and 36 hospitalizations across 27…

Starbucks is laying off over 200 corporate workers as it moves forward with the turnaround strategy that it began two years ago under CEO Brian Niccol. The coffee giant on Thursday published a layoff notice under the WARN Act, clarifying plans to cut over 200 corporate roles after it previously…

Hyundai Motor Group’s luxury brand Genesis is launching a new electric SUV with more than 300 miles of estimated range and a cabin packed with technology.  The new GV90 is expected to travel about 310 miles on a full charge. Genesis says its battery can charge from 10% to 80%…

The U.S. national debt hit the $40 trillion threshold, and about one-fourth of that debt has been incurred while President Donald Trump has been in office. Spending by the federal government has accelerated dramatically as the U.S. population has aged, with increased enrollment in Social Security and Medicare pushing spending…

Federal agencies are warning that hackers are actively targeting industrial control systems used across U.S. water plants, factories, energy facilities and other critical infrastructure. The NSA, FBI, Department of Energy, EPA and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Wednesday there is an “active threat” targeting Siemens S7 Series programmable logic…