
Money
Gambling's new frontier: The explosive growth of online sports betting
As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare for the Super Bowl, fans are placing their bets - a lot of them on their phones with platforms like FanDuel and DraftKings. Are you worried?
Air Date: February 4, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 52:01Independence Blue Cross CEO plans to retire by end of the year
There will be a new CEO of Independence Blue Cross next year as its leader expects to retire in December, the company announced.
4 weeks ago
Center City Whole Foods workers vote in favor of unionizing
Philadelphia union organizers say the vote is about more than just higher wages and better benefits. The store is on track to become the first in the U.S. to unionize.
1 month ago
The new settlement deal could net Pennsylvania and Delaware as much as $212 million and $27 million, respectively, in payouts.
1 month ago
A New Jersey legislator wants to allow homeowners to make smaller, biweekly mortgage payments. She said it can save them tens of thousands of dollars.
1 month ago
Listen 1:07The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce members were surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia about the economy. Here’s what they said.
2 months ago
Listen 0:55Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania score high for identity theft, says Wallethub report
WalletHub reported Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are vulnerable for identity theft and fraud in 2025, due to the rising number of data breaches.
2 months ago
Listen 0:5721 states are getting minimum wage bumps in 2025
An additional 48 cities and counties will raise their minimum wages above their state wage floors starting Tuesday.
2 months ago
Special report: Pennsylvania failing the unemployed in not meeting standards with claims
For much of the year, unemployed Pennsylvanians waited weeks to have claims approved or denied, and many who filed appeals waited as long as five months for a decision.
2 months ago
U.S. homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that tallies taken across the country in January found that more than 770,000 people were counted as homeless.
2 months ago
Starbucks baristas’ ‘strike before Christmas’ has reached hundreds of U.S. stores
The strike began Friday in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago and has since expanded to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities.
2 months ago
1M taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?
The IRS said it's distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who failed to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns.
2 months ago
How Philly gamblers helped raise $500K toward a fresh horse barn for kids in Fairmount Park
A $15 million indoor polo arena and renovated horse barn is coming to a corner of the Fairmount Park forest.
2 months ago
Listen 1:10A Pa. utility shutoff law is expiring. Here’s what you need to know
A state law governing utility termination expires Dec. 31. But the winter shutoff moratorium stays in effect.
2 months ago
Listen 1:02Chester County residents will see a 13% property tax hike
GOP Commissioner Eric Roe said he doesn’t see waste in the budget, but believes the tax increase is too high for county residents.
2 months ago
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