Nation May 01 McDonald’s says store traffic fell unexpectedly as economic uncertainty weighed on diners McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners.
Politics Mar 12 How steel and aluminum are a fundamental part of American life Steel and aluminum are ubiquitous in Americans’ lives. A stainless steel refrigerator holds aluminum soda cans.
Nation Feb 24 Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees with intent to ‘operate more efficiently’ Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.
Nation Feb 13 Egg prices are already climbing. Is the nation’s surging demand for breakfast making them higher? A bird flu outbreak that forced egg producers to slaughter their flocks is making supplies scarcer and pushing up prices - and a surging demand for breakfast may be adding to this.
Nation Jan 28 Egg prices are soaring, don’t expect that to change soon It looks like grocery shoppers hoping for soaring egg prices to turn around are likely to be waiting a while.
Economy Jan 06 McDonald’s joins other companies in rolling back diversity goals McDonald's said Monday that it planned to retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels.
Economy Dec 30 The retail trends, winners and losers of 2024 Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.
Economy Nov 27 Why are eggs getting more expensive again? The average price for a dozen eggs in U.S. cities was $3.37 in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Politics Nov 14 Food prices worried most voters, but they likely won’t see lower grocery bills under Trump Trump often railed on the campaign trail against hefty price increases for bacon, cereal and other products. But the steep food price inflation that stunned the U.S. and other parts of the world in 2021 and 2022 had complicated causes…
Nation Oct 23 McDonald’s attempts to reassure customers after E. coli outbreak linked to its burgers An E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states.