Economy

Many manufacturers are also finding themselves with the need to restock, which also floats demand.

After Maryland was hit hard by federal layoffs last year, one Baltimore resident created a club where members with higher incomes send cash to those who make less.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate edged up to 6.66% last week, the highest in a year, reversing a decline that had briefly pushed rates below 6% in February

Kevin Warsh and the Fed decided to keep rates steady. Will he continue to be noncommittal?

Ongoing wars, plus a “super El Niño” this year, could lead to sharp price hikes at the grocery store.

“Since 2021, we have seen in the U.S. about a 29% increase in chargebacks,” said Amanda Mull at Bloomberg Businessweek. “Globally, it's even higher. It's 46%.”

Even though organic products generally cost more than conventional, sales of organic items have been rising at aggressive rates, leaving non-organic groceries behind.

The Atlanta Fed’s sticky price CPI makes a prediction about what inflation will be in the years ahead.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis makes adjustments to inflation estimates regularly, but it comes at a time when the BEA is under budgetary stress.

Grocery spending is down on average about 2%. Stores have very low profit margins, so they're selling data and advertising to fill the gap.