Consumers Are Financing Their Groceries. What Does It Say About the Economy? Increased use of “buy now, pay later” loans may signal shifting consumer habits, but could also be a troubling sign of financial stress.For some Ame […]

Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War With high costs and low prices for their crops, soybean and corn farmers were already nervous as they planned for planting season this year. A big trade […]

McDonalds Sees Spending Drop 1% Globally in Q1 The burger giant, a much-watched barometer for consumer sentiment, reported lower consumer spending in the first quarter.If more evidence was needed that […]

In an Uncertain Economy, McDonald’s Sees Spending Decline The burger giant, a much-watch barometer for consumer sentiment, reported lower revenue in the first quarter.Even value meals aren’t enough to get anxious c […]

Starbucks Profit Drops, but Leaders Say Turnaround Is Working Profit fell 50 percent in the quarter, and the company said one reason was its hiring of additional workers to help its turnaround strategy.Faster coffee. […]

RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry. Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn’t likely to happen q […]

Tariffs Add a New Shock to Food Supply Chains Companies made their supply chains stronger and more flexible because of the Covid pandemic. But they weren’t banking on tariffs.Victoria Gutierrez has b […]