Unstamped brown eggs. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bird flu fears are driving up egg prices again. After having subsided for most of 2023, a recent resurgence of avian influenza in poultry facilities across the U.S., Japan and other nations have caused prices of eggs to jump again. The virus, commonly referred … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer questioned whether the hotter-than-expected consumer price index data accurately represents the state of inflation, saying Wall Street’s wave of selling on Wednesday could have been a mistake. “Trillions of dollars were indeed lost today under the assumption that inflation’s way hotter than we thought, and after examining the numbers underneath, considering the … Read more
The S & P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average pressed higher this holiday-shortened week, as the Nasdaq Composite pulled back slightly — the action that shows a broadening out of demand for stocks outside of the mega-caps with exposure to the generative AI mania. It also likely reflects some end-of-quarter rebalancing activity as … Read more
A man with a paper bag of groceries looks surprised and upset at a receipt from a supermarket with high prices against the background of an escalator with customers in the shopping center. Elena Perova | Istock | Getty Images Just ahead of the holiday season, Walmart had encouraging news for inflation-weary shoppers: Prices on … Read more
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