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Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while diges...

6+ hour ago   (1818+ words) What’s for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack’s house, it’s whatever is on sale. Jack scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries. When she reaches the store, she grabs the weekly circular to look for…...

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The 'rockets and feathers' effect: Inflation eases but groce...

6+ hour ago   (804+ words) Economics has a term for what U.S. grocery prices have done in recent years: rockets and feathers. Rockets, because the cost of food eaten at home zoomed up in the aftermath of the pandemic. Feathers, because once prices rise, they’re slow…...

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Gas, groceries and back-to-school items are where shoppers m...

2+ day, 31+ min ago   (932+ words) The elevated price marked a turn from lower oil prices enjoyed briefly when hostilities between the U.S. and Iran waned in June. Brent crude, the international standard, last reached $100 a barrel in May. Companies that produce and sell fresh food, school…...

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New Madrid County Chamber’s first executive assistant builds...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (779+ words) NEW MADRID, Mo. — Sitting at her desk, Mandy Ivie smiles brightly as she welcomes visitors to her office. The first-ever executive assistant of the New Madrid County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, Ivie’s enthusiasm for New Madrid County is as…...

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US producer prices drop 0.3% from May to June on lower energ...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (108+ words) Standard Democrat US producer prices drop 0.3% from May to June on lower energy prices, but outlook is cloudy George Santos' next gig? Reality TV show contestant Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington's home in Philadelphia Defending champion Argentina reaches…...

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Consumer confidence ticks up as gas prices fall but American...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (369+ words) The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure that is still below its year-ago reading of 95.2. Consumer attitudes worsened after the Iran war caused oil and gas prices to spike, accelerating…...

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All eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first moves o...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (690+ words) On Wednesday, Warsh may provide the first hints of an answer when he oversees his first Fed policy meeting as chair and holds a news conference afterward. Bond markets, which can swing sharply on a chair's pronouncements, will be watching…...

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US producer prices spike in May as soaring energy prices fue...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (330+ words) The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — jumped 6.5% from May 2025. It rose 1.1% from April, as it did the previous month. Wholesale gasoline prices surged by more than 23% from April to…...

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Inflation likely reached 3-year high last month as Iran war...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (488+ words) Inflation is expected to reach 4.2% in May from a year earlier when the Labor Department reports last month's figures Wednesday, according to a survey of economists by data provider FactSet The annual increase would be up from the 3.8% reading in…...

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Asian shares are mixed as tech stocks rebound from sell-offs...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (461+ words) Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, with tech shares leading gains after Wall Street recovered some of its sell-off from last week. Oil prices fell back after surging on Monday as fighting flared between Israel and Iran, threatening to pull the…...