Consumer Prices

Shoppers wait to check out inside a Costco store in Napa, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
Economy

If you can’t work out why you’re struggling when the economy is doing OK, it’s because you’re on the losing side

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September 25, 2025
Retailers like Walmart and Target ‘can’t keep up with constant price changes’ from tariffs, so many are snipping price tags and ditching discounts
Economy

Retailers like Walmart and Target ‘can’t keep up with constant price changes’ from tariffs, so many are snipping price tags and ditching discounts

By Erin Cabrey and Retail Brew
September 22, 2025
You’re welcome, world: U.S. tariffs may cool inflation for the rest of the global economy 
Economy

You’re welcome, world: U.S. tariffs may cool inflation for the rest of the global economy 

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August 15, 2025
Walmart wants you to know that even with the trade war deescalation higher prices are inevitable
Retail

Walmart wants you to know that even with the trade war deescalation higher prices are inevitable

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
May 16, 2025
Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman
Retail

While nearly everything gets more expensive, Sweetgreen CEO defends $16 salads, imploring customers to think about the long-term cost of their health

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May 5, 2025
3 in 4 Americans think Trump’s trade policies will increase prices: ‘This whole tariff war is just a losing situation’
Personal Finance

3 in 4 Americans think Trump’s trade policies will increase prices: ‘This whole tariff war is just a losing situation’

By Josh Boak, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux and The Associated Press
April 24, 2025
6 products set to get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs: cars, groceries and more
Personal Finance

6 products set to get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs: cars, groceries and more

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April 6, 2025
Boston Fed president says tariff-induced inflation ‘looks inevitable.’ She suspects the central bank will hold rates steady for longer
Finance

Boston Fed president says tariff-induced inflation ‘looks inevitable.’ She suspects the central bank will hold rates steady for longer

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March 28, 2025
Only 9 states still tax groceries and with egg prices soaring several are trying to leave the club
Finance

Only 9 states still tax groceries and with egg prices soaring several are trying to leave the club

By Andrew DeMillo and The Associated Press
March 5, 2025
A man holding the gasoline hose
Finance

Goldman says U.S. households to pay $170 if oil tariffs imposed

By Jake Lloyd-Smith and Bloomberg
February 25, 2025
U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports are likely to make fast fashion, laptops and toys cost more
Politics

U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports are likely to make fast fashion, laptops and toys cost more

By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
February 5, 2025
A man looks at a package in the freezer aisle of a grocery store.
Retail

A ‘potato cartel’ conspired to make your frozen fries 47% more expensive, lawsuits claim

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November 22, 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shake hands on the debate stage
Politics

Trump wants to pin inflation on Harris. Most economists say prices will rise faster under him

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October 14, 2024
shoppers in China
Finance

China’s deflation problem worsens on weak consumer prices

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October 13, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank chair Jerome Powell is seen in front of the American flag, wearing a suit. His lips are tightly shut.
Finance

Fresh inflation data is here. And more jumbo Fed rate cuts seem unlikely

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
October 10, 2024

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