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Gradient Investments President Mike Binger explains why he added McDonald's and Ulta Beauty to his portfolio on 'The Claman Countdown.' McDonald’s has put two popular seasonal desserts back on the menu for a limited time. Sales of the Shamrock Shake and the Oreo Shamrock McFlurry kicked off Monday at participating restaurants around the U.S., according to the fast-food giant. Shamrock Shake (McDonald's) There are some 13,500 McDonald’s restaurant locations across America.MCDONALD'S SALES HIT OVER MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Stores carrying the minty, green desserts will only have them "while supplies last." Oreo Shamrock McFlurry (McDonald's)The Shamrock Shake, which comes out yearly and dates back over five decades, consists of "creamy vanilla soft serve, blended with mint syrup ...

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. "James Bond" fans can now live like 007. Sir Roger Moore's former home in Stinchcombe Hill, Gloucestershire, is on the market for $2.6 million. Known as Appleton House, the property sits on 2.82 acres and boasts six bedrooms and five bathrooms. "The accommodation is arranged over two floors and benefits from both an imposing, formal layout ideal for entertaining, yet to the rear of the property lies a more homely arrangement of rooms ideal for family living with an exceptional orangery and raised terrace overlooking the garden and grounds, where you can take in the stunning views beyond," the listing says. ‘SEINFELD’ PRODUCER LISTS LOS ANGELES MANSION FOR $17.75M James Bond actor Roger Moore's former home is on...

A Philadelphia woman is facing charges after she was caught on video exposing herself on a Frontier flight from Florida, FOX 29 Philadelphia reports.  A Philadelphia woman faces charges after she allegedly removed her pants in the aisle of a Frontier Airlines plane that was arriving from Orlando, Florida, to the City of Brotherly Love last November. Dulce Huertas, 60, was arrested and charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, simple assault and indecent exposure, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced Tuesday.During a Nov. 20, 2023 flight, Huertas was served two alcoholic drinks, a criminal complaint obtained by FOX 29 Philadelphia states.  The complaint says the plane was about to land at Philadelphia International Airport when a Frontier attendant s...

In a stunning moment during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stood and apologized to an overflow audience of families of victims allegedly harmed by content on social media platforms. In a stunning moment during a marathon Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stood and apologized to an overflow audience of families of victims who were allegedly harmed by content on social media platforms. Behind the witnesses, which included the CEOs of major Big Tech platforms like Meta, Snap, X, TikTok and Discord, were families of victims who unknowingly bought fentanyl off social media and died or were victims of eating disorders, self-harm and suicide because of harmful social media content. The families held up pictu...

OLeary Ventures chairman Kevin OLeary examines Federal Reserve monetary policy on Kudlow. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and several other Democratic senators wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower "astronomical" interest rates this year and help ease housing prices. Warren was joined in her letter by Sens. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. The group of Democratic senators noted that mortgage rates rose to 20-year highs in the past year amid the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes and expressed concern about the housing market because "high interest rates have aggravated the country’s persistent crisis of housing access and affordability.""The Fed’s decision to raise interest rates rapidly, and keep them high, has r...

Families and students will have to wait a little longer to see how much aid they qualify for the upcoming college spring semester. (iStock) The Department of Education said it will fix a problem with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which would have cost students about $1.8 billion in lost federal aid, according to news first reported by NPR.    While the new form was intended to give students from low-income backgrounds access to more aid as well as streamline the application process, the tables used to determine aid were based on three-year-old data that did not account for the current high inflation environment. The FAFSA Simplification Act passed by Congress in 2020 included a provision requiring the Education Department to update these tables annual...

A family has been left furious after claiming their insurers left their car flooded for over a month after being hit by a storm. Not only was their car flooded while sitting on our drive, but their home was flooded too, they claim.Outraged by the situation, the vehicle owner, known only as A.M, from Nottingham said their house was in the process of being fixed, but their car was yet to get sorted.They claimed to have tried countless times to get though to their insurer, however phone lines are always busy and emails never get answered.The insurance policy allows for a courtesy car in time of need, however, AM has not been able to receive this either.They told This is Money: "Our insurer Sheila's Wheels has been a disgrace. I have called 13 times and the firm keeps saying it's all in han...

Circle Squared Alternative Investments founder Jeff Sica reveals Hollywoods biggest winner and loser in 2023 on Varney & Co. Activist shareholder Nelson Peltz is firing back at Disney after the entertainment giant urged shareholders to vote against adding him and another nominee pushed by his hedge fund to its board. In a letter accompanying a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, Peltz, CEO of Trian Fund Management, accused Disney's current board of having "self-inflicted wounds" that have impacted its bottom line. Peltz and his hedge fund, which owns $3 billion of Disney common stock, have pushed for a spot on Disney's board of directors based on the belief that they can improve the company's performance."It is unfortunate that a...

 Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale breaks down housing affordability on 'Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street.' The number of homes for sale on the market rose for the second straight month in December as a severe housing shortage finally begins to ease. A new report from Realtor.com shows that the total number of homes for sale, including homes that were under contract but not yet sold, rose by 4.9% in December compared with the same time a year ago.It marked the second month since June 2023 that would-be homebuyers were able to see a larger number of unsold homes than compared with the same time last year. "Across the U.S. we’re seeing improvements in inventory levels, especially in the South," said Danielle Hale, Realtor.com chief economist.  MORTGAGE CALCULATOR: SEE HOW MUCH H...

Cyber Monday buy now, pay later (BNPL) app usage hit $9.4 million this year, up 42.5%. (iStock) Consumers have moderated their spending in recent years as inflation takes hold, and the economy slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. While they’ve cut back on certain non-essentials, it is also clear that Americans are turning to alternative payment methods like buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps to make ends meet. The end of last year saw the largest use of buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps on record, according to an Adobe Analytics report. Cyber Monday alone saw $940 million in purchases using BNPL apps. That’s up 42.5% year-over-year.Consumers are also using BNPL options to pay for larger orders. The number of items in the average shopper’s cart rose by 11%, according to Adobe. Co...