Money Watch

• Average gas price in Wisconsin is about $2.82, price may increase in coming weeks
• Walmart doubles down on robots to shift labor costs: "We're going big"
• Disney empire gets bigger and broader with Fox deal
• Get your tickets now. The Powerball jackpot is at almost $500 million
• Miller Park sales tax expected to end by March 2020
• Dollar Tree to close up to 390 Family Dollar stores
• Kohl's is shrinking stores and leasing out the extra space to Planet Fitness
• How new programs could improve your credit score
• The average tax refund is down more than $500 this year
• Kraft Heinz posts huge loss, slashes dividend and reveals SEC investigation
• Reports: Payless to close more than 2,000 U.S. stores
• Sears plans to unload pensions and close more stores
• Parents warned about kids spending money on Facebook following report
• Charlotte Russe files for bankruptcy, will close locations in Brookfield and Glendale
• GM confirms 4,000 white-collar job cuts starting this week
• Polar Vortex triggers drop in gas prices
• Harley-Davidson 4Q revenue weak, motorcycle shipments down
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue kicks off tax season
• Tax returns: How the government shutdown, new law will impact you
• Fiserv buys First Data for $22B, creating fintech giant
• Sears staves off liquidation, stores to remain open
• More stores closing at Bayshore Town Center
• Netflix raising prices for 58M US subscribers as costs rise
• If Jeff Bezos' wife gets even a third of his wealth, she'd be richest woman in the world
• Ford recalls over 953,000 vehicles to replace inflators
• Government shutdown could delay tax returns
• Spectrum Brands completes Rayovac sale to Energizer
• Wells Fargo to pay $575 million in settlement with 50 states
• Gas prices drop below $2, lowest since June, 2017
• Minimum wage increases coming to 20 states in January
• Caribou Coffee reports customer data breach at 265 stores
• The world's biggest beer company is looking at making cannabis drinks
• Carvana launches in Wisconsin
• Report: Facebook gave tech giants more access to users' data than it said
• Toyota recalls pickups, SUVs to fix air bag, brake problems
• Chick-fil-A hiring 125 people for new Pleasant Prairie location
• GM fights government to retain tax credit for electric cars
• Shopko closing 39 stores in 19 states
• West Allis Hobby Lobby set to open January of 2019
• IRS: Taxpayers have extra day to file and pay, returns and payments now due December 6
• "You can't trust anybody": Travelers, experts react to Marriott data breach
• $1.99 gas drawing in drivers, as prices fall across the country
• Aurora Health Care to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021
• MillerCoors, Pabst settle lawsuit over brewing contract
• Honda recalls minivans because doors can open unexpectedly
• GM to lay off up to 14K workers, close as many as 5 plants
• Update: Amazon Fulfillment Center Project approved in Oak Creek
• Pabst, MillerCoors involved in lawsuit, opening arguments to start Tuesday
• Average US price of gas drops 8 cents per gallon to $2.85
• Target announces closure of Greenfield location near 27th and Layton
• Ford recalls nearly 1.5M Focuses because engines can stall
• AO Smith opens new technology center
• Harley-Davidson recalling thousands of motorcycles for clutch problem
• Report calls on top burger chains to buy beef raised without the overuse of antibiotics
• Hasbro to cut hundreds of jobs after company reports poor quarterly earnings
• Kohl's holding seasonal hiring events October 26 & October 27
• Sears, once dominant retailer, files for bankruptcy
• Amazon looking to fill more than 2,000 holiday roles in Kenosha
• Toys R Us brand comeback in works
• Amazon raising minimum wage for US workers to $15 per hour
• Uber to pay $148 million, Wisconsin to get $2.1 million, over 2016 data breach
• Dunkin' Donuts dropping "Donuts" from its name
• UPS hiring 520 in greater Milwaukee area for holiday season
• New law lets consumers freeze credit for free
• Colorado meatpacker recalling more than 132,000 pounds of ground beef after E. coli death
• New Bon-Ton owner planning to re-open three Boston Store locations in the Milwaukee area
• Success Starts Here! Men's Job Seminar to be held Tuesday, September 18
• Nike stock price reaches all-time high after Colin Kaepernick ad
• A year after Equifax breach, no enforcement actions
• Bon-Ton reportedly has buyer, could be making a comeback
• Job-seekers can fall prey to fake-check scam
• 5 things to avoid buying during Labor Day sales this year
• Even small medical debt can be big trouble
• Massive distribution center could be coming to Oak Creek
• Advil recall from Pfizer due to overdose fears in children
• Financial experts say now is a good time to invest after stock market hits record high
• Buying a home? Here's where prices are going
• Don't worry bingers, Netflix isn't adding commercials
• 9 tax deductions individuals can no longer claim in 2018
• Wisconsin unemployment under 3 percent for sixth month
• J.C. Penney to open 500 baby shops amid closure of Babies R' Us
• New study shows economic impacts of Port Milwaukee
• Pick 'n Save and Metro Market announce lower prices statewide
• Wisconsin farmland value steady as cropland prices drop
• Ram pickups recalled; tailgates that can unexpectedly open
• Apple becomes 1st trillion-dollar company
• Meijer giving 10 percent discount to all teachers
• Coke raising prices because of aluminum tariffs
• Facebook stock suffers largest one-day drop in history, shedding $119 billion
• Massachusetts candy company plant abruptly closes
• Goodwill opens first outlet store where customers can pay by the pound for most items
• Harley-Davidson releases second quarter earnings, drop in U.S. sales
• Colleges ask for a share of future salary in lieu of loans
• Wisconsin unemployment rate up slightly from June
• Ford recalls 550K vehicles that can roll away unexpectedly
• Local Walmart stores to kick off back-to-school season with immunizations, free health screenings
• Online banks lead the way in high-rate savings accounts
• "A total game changer:" Mayor Tom Barrett hopes Amazon will consider Milwaukee for distribution center
• Punch Bowl Social to open in Entertainment Block near new Bucks arena
• Amazon's Prime Day runs into snags swiftly