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Which fast-food chains are raising prices in California to pay wages?: Fast-food chains are or planning to hike the cost of menu items because they're required ...
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Which fast-food chains are raising prices in California to pay wages?
Quick Glance: California Fast-Food Chains Adjusting Prices Due to Wage Increase
  • Fast-food chains are raising prices in response to the new $20 per hour minimum wage for employees in California.

  • Major chains like Chipotle are considering passing the cost increases on to consumers.

  • McDonald's, Starbucks, and Jack in the Box are also planning price increases or modifications.

  • Pizza Hut operators in California have discontinued in-house delivery and are now relying on third-party apps.
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The stock market has skyrocketed to start 2024. Will it continue?: The S&P 500 has climbed 10% this year.
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The stock market has skyrocketed to start 2024. Will it continue?
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The S&P 500 closed out the week with slight gains, with the benchmark index notching its strongest first quarter in five years ... Show more
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Dow, S&P fall for third straight session with inflation data eyed: U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday, giving up modest gains late in the session to send the Dow and ...
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Dow, S&P fall for third straight session with inflation data eyed
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Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, lift Biden's prospects: The U.S. Federal Reserve looks on track to cut interest rates as the presidential campaign season ...
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Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, lift Biden's prospects
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Ready for spring break travel? L.A. County gas prices top $5 a gallon: Higher crude oil prices and increased demand for fuel from spring break road trips have ...
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Ready for spring break travel? L.A. County gas prices top $5 a gallon
Quick Glance: Rising Gas Prices in California during Spring Break
  • The surge in crude oil prices and the increased demand for fuel due to spring break have led to rising gas prices in California.

  • Drivers in Los Angeles County are even experiencing higher prices, averaging $5.035.

  • Moreover, California is set to transition to its summer gas blend, potentially costing 15 cents more per gallon than the current winter blend, as mentioned by Shupe.

  • The national average for a gallon of gas stands at $3.533, as reported by AAA.
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Stock market today: Indexes slip again ahead of inflation data: Stocks logged another losing session on Tuesday, after closing lower in the prior two sessions ...
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Stock market today: Indexes slip again ahead of inflation data
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Why Costco’s hot dog is still $1.50 when everything has gotten so expensive: Inflation has touched nearly everything these last few years — even Trader Joe’s ...
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Why Costco’s hot dog is still $1.50 when everything has gotten so ...
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Your 401(k) has 'room to run.' And it's not all about Fed rate cuts.: The Fed's plans to cut interest rates seems to be driving up stocks and your 401(k) ...
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Your 401(k) has 'room to run.' And it's not all about Fed rate cuts.
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Money blog: Eight major price rises next Monday - but it's not all bad news: National Price Hike Day is on Monday, with water bills, broadband ...
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Money blog: Eight major price rises next Monday - but it's not all bad ...
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Expensive Easter chocolate bunnies: Is chocolate inflation greed inflation?: The price of numerous chocolate products has risen significantly more than general ...
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Expensive Easter chocolate bunnies: Is chocolate inflation greed ...
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Powell and Fresh Inflation Data Set to Crash Market Holiday: This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital ...
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Powell and Fresh Inflation Data Set to Crash Market Holiday
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The Fed’s Waller Is in ‘No Rush’ to Cut Rates. Here’s Why.: The Fed is in no rush to lower interest rates this year, said Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller ...
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The Fed’s Waller Is in ‘No Rush’ to Cut Rates. Here’s Why.
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Wall St. hits more records to close out its latest winning month: NEW YORK — Wall Street set more records March 28 as U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their ...
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Wall St. hits more records to close out its latest winning month
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Powell Juices Bond Market Bet on Inflation With Tilt to Jobs: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s increasing focus on protecting the job market is encouraging ...
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Powell Juices Bond Market Bet on Inflation With Tilt to Jobs
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Sky, EE, BT, Vodafone and Virgin customers face price hike on Monday: Many mobile and broadband customers across the country will see their prices go up in April
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Sky, EE, BT, Vodafone and Virgin customers face price hike on Monday
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WTO: China initiates dispute over US tax credits for EVs, renewables: China has initiated dispute consultations with the United States regarding tax credits ...
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WTO: China initiates dispute over US tax credits for EVs, renewables
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Global smartphone market set for 2024 rebound: report - National | Globalnews.ca: Global smartphone shipments are expected to rebound three per cent this year as ...
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Global smartphone market set for 2024 rebound: report - National | ...
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The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the government said Thursday in an upgrade from its previous estimate ... Show more
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The average Major League Baseball team is now worth $2.4 billion, 4% more than a year ago. With the exception of 2021— when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the ... Show more
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Argentine Poverty Neared Pandemic Levels Before Milei Austerity: Poverty levels in Argentina rose slightly in the second half of 2023 as soaring inflation ...
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Argentine Poverty Neared Pandemic Levels Before Milei Austerity
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Letters: Population growth is driving housing prices up in Colorado and pushing locals out
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Letters: Population growth is driving housing prices up in Colorado and ...
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Stock market news today: US futures tread water ahead of PCE inflation: US stocks are set to open flat on the last day of the quarter, as investors held back ...
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Stock market news today: US futures tread water ahead of PCE inflation
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Dollar Tree Is Raising Its Price Cap to $7: 'The Macro Environment Has Gotten in Our Way'
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Dollar Tree Is Raising Its Price Cap to $7: 'The Macro Environment ...
Quick Glance: Dollar Tree Increases Max Price to $7, Attracts Higher Income Shoppers
  • Dollar Tree plans to raise the price cap in its stores to $7 as announced in a quarterly report in March.

  • The demographics of Dollar Tree customers trend towards higher income brackets, with an increasing proportion of individuals earning over $125,000 per year.

  • The company intends to close approximately 600 locations under the Family Dollar brand this year, as well as an additional 400 locations over the coming years.

  • Dollar Tree opened 641 new stores in the previous fiscal year and currently operates 16,774 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces.
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Three Fed interest-rate cuts this year? Yes, top banking economists say.: Top economists at big U.S. banks predict the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates ...
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Three Fed interest-rate cuts this year? Yes, top banking economists say.
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Key economic figures mixed, but expert calls indicators for Clark County’s economy positive
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Key economic figures mixed, but expert calls indicators for Clark County’s ...
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S&P 500 vaults to new high as Wall St. breaks out of its lull: NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose to a record March 27 after breaking out of their three-day lull near ...
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S&P 500 vaults to new high as Wall St. breaks out of its lull
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What's next for US interest rates?: The Fed forecast at its December meeting that it "will cut borrowing costs three times in the coming year"
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What's next for US interest rates?
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Morningstar warns: Stock market may crash from Friday despite public holiday: Reasons for possible stock crash
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Morningstar warns: Stock market may crash from Friday despite public ...
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Fed Gov. Christopher Waller says recent strong economic data and lack of progress in inflation has reinforced his view that there’s no rush to cut the policy ... Show more
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CNBC Daily Open: Focus turns to key inflation data: Wall Street is set to get more insight on the underlying trends of inflation.
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CNBC Daily Open: Focus turns to key inflation data
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Stock Markets Today: Fed rates, US stocks, French unemployment, UK homes, BOJ: Get up to speed with what the markets are monitoring
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Stock Markets Today: Fed rates, US stocks, French unemployment, UK homes ...
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China's industrial profits grow, and other economics stories to read this week Top #economy stories: China's industrial #profits return to growth; Fed posts loss in ... Show more
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How do specialty food brands make it in times of inflation?: Food is a fickle business. Who gets to win?
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How do specialty food brands make it in times of inflation?
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Inflation: Fed director sees no reason to rush to cut rates: The central banker Christopher Waller sees the possibility of keeping interest rates at their ...
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Inflation: Fed director sees no reason to rush to cut rates
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#FPVideo : Japan's yen fell to a 34-year low against the US dollar, hitting 151.975 on March 27. This comes after the Bank of Japan moved away from its negative ... Show more
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Consumer Sentiment Stable as Economy Maintains Momentum: Several reports out Thursday show the economy remains in good shape heading toward the second quarter of ...
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Consumer Sentiment Stable as Economy Maintains Momentum
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Trader Joe’s raises the price of a banana after more than 2 decades at 19 cents: In contrast to other foods more heavily impacted by inflation ...
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Trader Joe’s raises the price of a banana after more than 2 decades at 19 ...
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Supermarkets supersized their profits during the pandemic: Operating incomes at major grocery chains grew in 2021 — and are still climbing
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Supermarkets supersized their profits during the pandemic
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Now's the Time for Budget Brands to Target Luxury Shoppers: Walmart and Dollar Tree are tapping higher-income customers to make ends meet ...
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Now's the Time for Budget Brands to Target Luxury Shoppers
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Ingham County is reliably Democratic, but enthusiasm for Biden is lagging: Concerns about inflation and other issues have hit home in Ingham County ...
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Ingham County is reliably Democratic, but enthusiasm for Biden is lagging
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Here’s why the Fed doesn’t see a US recession in coming years: America’s central bank doesn’t see any signs of a recession on the horizon. Not this year ...
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Here’s why the Fed doesn’t see a US recession in coming years
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The real reason cocoa prices have soared: First came a drought in West Africa. Then came the short squeeze in financial markets.
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The real reason cocoa prices have soared
Quick Glance: Bittersweet Easter for Chocolate Lovers and African Cocoa Farmers
  • Changing climate negatively impacts global cocoa supply and West African cocoa farmers’ earnings.

  • Cocoa exports from Ivory Coast down by a third lead to a sharp rise in cocoa prices globally.

  • Major chocolate manufacturers increase chocolate prices to boost profits while consumers pay more.

  • Smaller chocolate businesses struggle with rising cocoa prices and declining sales as efforts to boost cocoa production are implemented.
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US Inflation Is Looking Stickier Than Economists Expected, Clarida Says: ‘Hawkish mode’ is the order of the day, and not just staying on the baseline, he says
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US Inflation Is Looking Stickier Than Economists Expected, Clarida Says
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Thursday’s Morning Call: Market Eyes Central Bank Inflation Insights: Today's market closely follows the Central Bank's inflation report ...
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Thursday’s Morning Call: Market Eyes Central Bank Inflation Insights
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Dollar consolidates ahead of inflation data; yen holds off 152 mark | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Dollar consolidates ahead of inflation data; yen holds off 152 mark | The ...
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Stock market today: Traders snap losing streak to eye stellar first quarter: The S&P 500 looks poised to notch its best first quarter since 2019 as traders head ...
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Stock market today: Traders snap losing streak to eye stellar first ...
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ECB vs. Fed: “We act independently” - Does the ECB risk going it alone?: Bundesbank boss Nagel and ECB boss Lagarde distance themselves from the actions of the ...
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ECB vs. Fed: “We act independently” - Does the ECB risk going it alone?
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Fed interest-rate outlook: 5 cuts in 2025 as US economy slows: S&P economist: The Fed could cut rates a whopping 200 basis points by the end of 2025 ...
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Fed interest-rate outlook: 5 cuts in 2025 as US economy slows: S&P ...
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Bird flu, weather, inflation are keeping egg prices high this Easter: Higher chicken feed costs due to weather and inflation have also impacted egg prices.
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Bird flu, weather, inflation are keeping egg prices high this Easter
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How a viral $22 burrito explains inflation in the US: A San Francisco taqueria owner Ricardo made waves after raising his prices. We break down the costs – and ...
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How a viral $22 burrito explains inflation in the US
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Shares edge higher; yen's drop to 1990 low lifts Nikkei: Global shares rose on Wednesday, nudged higher by a rally in Japanese stocks as the yen sagged to its ...
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Shares edge higher; yen's drop to 1990 low lifts Nikkei
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CA fast-food restaurants lay off workers to prepare for $20 wage: Two Pizza Hut franchisees in California are among those who are laying off workers ...
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CA fast-food restaurants lay off workers to prepare for $20 wage
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7 key retirement planning strategies to consider at every age: Retirement planning is a lifelong endeavour that requires careful planning, disciplined saving ...
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7 key retirement planning strategies to consider at every age
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Here’s how much money you’ll get with the Inflation Reduction Act: If you're ready to electrify and want to know which Inflation Reduction Act rebates and ...
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Here’s how much money you’ll get with the Inflation Reduction Act
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Easter chocolates hit by 12.6% price rise and shrinkflation: Easter chocolates have seen a 12.6 price increase in the past year, while also being impacted by ...
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Easter chocolates hit by 12.6% price rise and shrinkflation
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Egg and chocolate prices are hopping — just in time for Easter: Bad weather and disease are straining the supply of cocoa. Meanwhile, another outbreak of bird ...
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Egg and chocolate prices are hopping — just in time for Easter
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Gold flat as dollar firms, investors seek more Fed cues: Gold prices were flat in range-bound trade on Wednesday as the dollar ticked higher ...
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Gold flat as dollar firms, investors seek more Fed cues
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Stock market today: US futures tick higher after another day of declines: Markets rally takes a breather as investors await the release of Friday's crucial ...
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Stock market today: US futures tick higher after another day of declines
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Average cost for monthly household bills has increased : The average US household now spends $25,513 a year on the 10 most common bills, an increase of 19% from ...
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Average cost for monthly household bills has increased