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As beef prices rise, small butcher shops adapt to changing demand
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (258+ words) Stephen Boyer has owned The Country Butcher in Tolland, Connecticut, for nearly 40 years. He says the holidays are one of their busiest times of the year. "It's about 20-25% of our yearly sales that we do during this four to six…...
How much? Kevin McCallister’s grocery bill skyrockets from 1990 to 2025
18+ hour, 46+ min ago (97+ words) In a nostalgic comparison of grocery prices from 1990 to 2025, a trip down memory lane reveals just how much inflation has impacted the cost of everyday items. MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WPDE) " In a nostalgic comparison of grocery prices from 1990 to 2025, a…...
Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 years
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (773+ words) U.S. gross domestic product from July through September " the economy's total output of goods and services " rose from its 3.8% growth rate in the April-June quarter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report delayed by the government shutdown. Economists surveyed by…...
Visa: Sales are up 4.2% for first 7 weeks of the holiday period; pace lags last year
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (582+ words) (ABC) " Consumers stepped up their spending, particularly on items like gadgets and clothing, for the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping period. But the pace was slower than a year ago amid worries about higher prices and other economic…...
Trump insists during NC visit he's brought down costs, but residents say they're feeling squeezed
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (836+ words) Bryant pushed her cart out of a Walmart in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and loaded her sedan's backseat with bags of gifts. While they would soon bring joy to her friends and family, it was difficult for the 26-year-old to…...
Small businesses face their own affordability crunch because of tariffs and health insurance costs
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (748+ words) (CBS) " Some small business owners say they are facing their own affordability crisis because of higher tariff, health insurance and energy costs. Shirley Modlin, who owns 3D Design and Manufacturing in Powhatan, Virginia, told CBS News that rising operational expenses are…...
Inflation report to be released Thursday expected to show slight uptick in November
1+ week, 1+ day ago (576+ words) (ABC) " An inflation'report to be released on Thursday will offer a look at price increases for the first time in nearly two months, after the 43-day'government shutdown'impaired data collection. The fresh data is set to arrive amid an uptick of…...
World shares gain, while oil prices jump as Trump orders a blockade of oil tankers to Venezuela
1+ week, 2+ day ago (620+ words) Trump's move followed the seizure by U.S. forces last week of an'oil tanker'off Venezuela's coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of military forces in the region as his administration ramps up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicol's Maduro....
This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (625+ words) Roughly half of Americans say it's harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally. The president…...
Federal Reserve lowers interest rate
2+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)" The Feral Reserve cut the interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday. 3.6 percent, the lowest it has been in three years. Here in the cape fear region, home prices remain high Intracoastal Realty's, Bobby Brandon, says…...