The Daily Money: Coming soon: A standalone Costco gas station
The Daily Money: Coming soon: A standalone Costco gas station
Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
Summer is coming. We thought it might never happen, but the news cycle has slowed, just a bit, here on the Daily Money desk. And so, today we revive the "Great Read" feature, reupping a popular story from earlier in the year, along with a dose of daily news.
Costco's upcoming location in California won't have its famous $1.50 hotdog, rotisserie chicken, or even a warehouse to browse ‒ just a few dozen gas pumps.
The membership-only retailer is planning to open its first standalone gas station in the spring of 2026.
Here's a full report on Costco's plans.
Trump Organization launches phone
Trump Organization, the holding company for President Donald Trump's business ventures, announced the launch of a new cellular service and cellphone. The launch comes on the 10-year anniversary of the start of Trump's first presidential campaign.
Dubbed Trump Mobile, the network will offer 5G service through "The 47 Plan," a nod to the president's second term.
Here are all the details.
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Many American consumers fail to grasp the basic math of inflation, according to a large-scale study of financial literacy.
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation, a financial education nonprofit, administered a seven-question quiz to 25,500 adults in recent months, testing their knowledge of consumer finance. The results: Three in ten test-takers missed a simple question about interest rates. Two in five flubbed a question about inflation.
Here are some quiz questions that stumped consumers.
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