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Consumer

Fast-Food Enters the MAHA Era

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The American people may have voted to Make America Healthy Again at the ballot box. But how are they voting with their wallets?

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Consumer

McDonald’s Sales Beat Expectations Abroad But Struggle Back Home

McDonald’s had a good quarter, but the numbers from the US market show the value menu math isn’t quite mathing yet.

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Consumer

What to Make of the Egg Shortage

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Consumer

Shein Gets Hit with a One-Two Punch from Trump and the EU

With his executive order, Trump nixed the de minimis tax rule that had let the companies ship their unsettlingly cheap products for so long.

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Markets

Coffee and Chocolate Are the Reigning Commodity Kings

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The tight supply of both beans meant trading prices were extremely volatile, and the result was that cocoa almost tripled in price last year.

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

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Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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Consumer

Walmart-Backed Fintech Scores Big Funding Round

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Besides being your one-stop-retail-shop for everything, Walmart would like to be your virtual banker, too.

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