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Graeter’s Ice Cream has been a Midwest staple for 150 years. In our new series “Hometown Favorites,” we sit down with Richard Graeter, President and CEO, to learn the history behind the business, from operating during two pandemics, to the one thing they attribute to making an ice cream that stands apart from the rest. (Created by NBC News with our sponsor Facebook).

New York City soul food favorite, Sylvia’s Restaurant, has been a community mainstay for 58 years. In our new series “Hometown Favorites,” Tren’ness Woods-Black, granddaughter of founder Sylvia Woods and VP of Strategic Partnerships for the restaurant, reveals why despite surviving some of history’s most challenging events, the pandemic has been one of Sylvia’s most difficult tests of all. (Created by NBC News with our sponsor Facebook).

Ten years ago, Josh Frank brought drive-ins to Austin, Texas, creating the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In. In our series, “Hometown Favorites,” Frank reveals why he revived the once-popular pastime — and how he’s using his success to help other local businesses during the pandemic. (Created by NBC News with our sponsor Facebook)

Opening The Artisan Marshmallow Co. has been a dream for owner, Cheyanne Forgatch. Baking extreme marshmallow recipes has made her shop a local favorite in the small town of Mullica Hill, NJ. As many small businesses struggled to stay alive during the shutdown, Forgatch says her community was determined to help the tiny shop’s doors stay open. (Created by NBC News with our sponsor Facebook)

Delta warned revenues may not normalize for “two years or more.”

This year, 52 percent of people are planning to skip shopping in person on Black Friday, with only 12 percent expecting to head to a store.

President Miguel Díaz-Canel said last week the country would end up with a single currency and exchange rate with the dollar, but did not specify a rate or the date of devaluation.

Lael Brainard is well versed in crisis policymaking after her role at the Treasury Department in the wake of the Great Recession.

"The Shenzhen model is political zero tolerance and business on China's terms," said Kent Deng, professor of Chinese economic history.

"The customer is looking for solutions that really start sooner than years past," Walmart U.S. CEO said.

“Given still-high levels of unemployment and the likelihood that income levels will continue to be challenged, spending will ultimately come down if additional stimulus is not added,” said one economist.

“Whichever way this election goes, it could get really scary, and it could get bloody,” said a 61-year-old woman who started taking shooting classes this summer. “I want to be armed and dangerous.”

Hiring has fallen recently for white-collar positions in software development and finance.

Amazon has been a clear winner over the course of the pandemic: Its stock has skyrocketed by about 87 percent since the beginning of the year.

Peloton said it has received 120 reports of pedal breakages and 16 reports of injuries, including five people who needed stitches.

"The new policies are punishing farmers with plots larger than 10 hectares," said Cesar Quezada, a farmer who produces corn, chicken and meat.

Takata provided seat belt webbing for 30 percent of the vehicles produced worldwide.

The aircraft was grounded in March 2019 following two accidents that left 346 people dead.

The diet soda, which debuted in 1963 and peaked in popularity in the 1970s and '80s, still had a cult following of "TaBaholics."

It is the government's largest annual shortfall, surpassing the previous record of $1.4 trillion set in 2009 after the financial crisis.

Restrictions on travel, dining, sports and other in-person entertainment are funneling nearly all of the country’s consumer spending into retail goods — for now.

Arizona has not voted for a Democrat since 1996. But President Trump's immigration, trade and environmental policies have sown division among farmers.