All posts by Big Sky Headlines

McDonald’s revamped Snack Wraps are winning over customers

McDonald’s Snack Wraps are bringing customers back to its U.S. restaurants and fueling same-store sales growth. A Numerator survey of more than 200 verified buyers of the McDonald’s Snack Wrap found that 90% of respondents would buy the item again in the future. The burger chain has struggled with sluggish sales in recent months. Wayne Read More…

To plug New York’s massive budget gaps, Gov. Hochul should focus on growing the economy for a change

Here’s a novel idea for Gov. Kathy Hochul: Focus on growing the state’s economy — keeping taxes low, unleashing fracking, easing regulations — and generating new revenue to avoid painful cuts and tax hikes as she closes her massive budget gap. President Donald Trump’s federal budget restructuring popped a hole Hochul’s own $254 billion spending Read More…

In-N-Out boss Lynsi Snyder ‘California Fleein”

OPINION: The leader of California’s most iconic fast-food chain is fleeing the rapidly tarnishing Golden State. In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder announced Friday that she was packing her bags for Franklin, Tennessee, suggesting she was taking the heart of the company with her. “There’s a lot of great things about California, but raising a family Read More…

Sen. Mike Lee posts, deletes fake resignation letter by Fed Chair Powell: Reports

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, reportedly shared a fake, apparently AI-generated letter purporting to show Jerome Powell resigning as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The phony letter — addressed to “The President” — featured a garbled Fed seal with non-English characters and a slightly misshapen depiction of an eagle, as well as some unusual text spacing. Read More…

GM reports $1.1 billion tariff impact as automaker works to ‘greatly reduce’ exposure

General Motors reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday that beat Wall Street’s estimates, despite ongoing uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs. The automaker affirmed its full-year guidance, which it had lowered in May to include a possible $4 billion to $5 billion impact from auto tariffs.  The company’s core profit fell 31.6%, to $3.04 billion. General Read More…

OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns of AI voice fraud crisis in banking

WASHINGTON — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned the financial industry of a “significant impending fraud crisis” because of the ability of artificial intelligence tools to impersonate a person’s voice to bypass security checks and move money. Altman spoke at a Federal Reserve conference Tuesday in Washington. “A thing that terrifies me is apparently there are Read More…

Trump makes gains on economy, policy with small business owners, even among Democrats

Join us for Small Business Playbook Virtual Event on August 6th! Register now! Small Business Playbook Events Small Business Playbook Event 2025 Concerns about inflation and tariffs are still relatively high on Main Street, but small business owners are more confident in the economy and business outlook than earlier in 2025. President Trump’s approval ratings Read More…

Trump says U.S. struck trade, military deal with the Philippines; Manila has not confirmed

President Donald Trump said the U.S. has “concluded” a trade deal with the Philippines that includes a 19% tariff on goods imported from the southeast Asian country. “In addition, we will work together Militarily,” Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the deal, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has “concluded” a Read More…

House speaker starts August recess early to avoid Jeffrey Epstein votes

The House of Representatives will begin its August recess early to avoid Republicans being forced to vote on Democratic-backed motions related to the Jeffrey Epstein files. “There’s no purpose for Congress to push an administration to do something that they’re already doing,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters. U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Read More…

Shares of department store Kohl’s surge 30% in wild trading

Shares of Kohl’s surged on Tuesday, leading to a temporary halt in trading due to volatility. Chatter on Reddit’s Wall Street Bets has picked up recently about Kohl’s because of the stock’s high short interest and its name recognition among retail investors. The legacy department store’s stock more than doubled in early trading and by Read More…

Russiagate Architects Suppressed Doubts To Peddle False Claims

X Story Stream recent articles Although Robert Mueller failed to find an election conspiracy between Donald Trump and Moscow, the former Special Counsel threw a lifeline to the Russiagate narrative by alleging that the Kremlin had engaged in a “sweeping and systematic” effort to get Trump elected and “sow discord” among Americans.  Six years later, Read More…

Butte-Silver Bow commissioners diving into contentious ‘urban camping’ issues

A Butte-Silver Bow commissioner and some residents say “urban camping” is becoming a serious problem in Butte and they want local laws to regulate it. “Communities across the country and here in Montana are grappling with the public health, safety and environmental changes posed by unsanctioned encampments in parks and other places,” Commissioner Trudy Healy Read More…

Mayor Reiter arrested for DUI

Cody Mayor Lee Ann Reiter was arrested on early Saturday morning for driving while intoxicated; incorrectly turning at an intersection; right-hand turns; and failing to use appropriate turn and safety signals, according to the Park County Sheriff’s website.