Dole recalls bagged salads due to possible listeria risk

Dole is recalling several brands of bagged salad after learning of a possible listeria contamination.

New social network app just for dogs!
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Dog owners, a new app is now in Houston to help you stay safe on dog walks and connect with other pet parents in your neighborhood. FOX 26?s Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan has more.

New Paway app for fun and safe dog walks

A new app is now available in Houston to help keep dogs and their owners safe on dog walks.

Auto refinancing can save you money
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As used car prices are up 40% over last year, refinancing the vehicle could save money. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan has more.

IBM, McDonald's to serve up automated drive-thru lanes with strategic partnership

IBM will help scale McDonald's automated order taking technology and tackle integrations, including additional languages, dialects and menu variations

Starbucks to raise pay to support workers, enhance recruitment efforts

The Seattle-based coffee giant said all of its U.S. workers will earn at least $15 — and up to $23 — per hour by next summer.

Cigarette sales climbed last year for the first time in decades, FTC says

Cigarette sales jumped last year for the first time in two decades. According to the FTC, cigarette companies also spent millions more on advertising in 2020.

Hertz to lease 50,000 Teslas to Uber drivers

Uber announced a deal with Hertz on Wednesday that will make up to 50,000 Teslas available to Uber drivers by 2023.

CDC confirms link between melioidosis patients and aromatherapy spray sold at Walmart

Lab tests show bacterial strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei that match strains found in melioidosis patients from Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota and Texas — confirming the spray or one of its ingredients caused the infections, the CDC said.

Beating the costume shortage with last minute, DIY costumes

We rounded up the experts to help you round up a costume that will not only save you money, but will help save the environment.

Costume shortage causing problems for consumers
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FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan has some smart sense about why you can't find your favorite costume ahead of Halloween.

Study: Growing online shopping leads to billions in fraud

Retailers have always had to deal with people trying to rip them off, but with so much business turning to online transactions, it can be harder to catch the crooks in the act.

Thanksgiving dinner may be more expensive as holiday staples in short supply

While most will likely be able to get their hands on a turkey for Thanksgiving this year, shoppers could be shelling out more cash for it as well as other holiday staples — largely due to supply chain bottlenecks.

Banks charged record overdraft fees during pandemic
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FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan has some smart sense as record overdraft fees were charged by banks during the pandemic.

Salmonella outbreak linked to salami sticks sold at Trader Joe's, CDC says

A multi-state salmonella outbreak has prompted the CDC to ask the public not to eat Citterio-brand Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks and advise businesses to stop selling them.