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As many shoppers trade down from pricier brand-name items for generic alternatives, grocers are increasingly pushing food suppliers to lower prices. Government data released on Tuesday showed grocery prices were 11.3% higher in January than…

Consumer prices increased at an annual rate of 6.4% in January — a slight slowdown from the 6.5% seen in December but above analysts’ prediction of 6.2%. Food prices increased 10.1% from last January, the ninth-consecutive…

After suffering steeper job losses than men in the Covid-19 recession, many women have quickly regained their footing in an economy benefiting from historically low unemployment. Labor force participation among women between the prime working…

If you’ve had a baby, or know someone who has, the odds are good that you’ve encountered Babylist, a baby registry website that served more than 9 million new parents and gift-givers last year. According…

Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that makes changes to Disney’s Reedy Creek special governing district, including replacing its board of supervisors and giving it a new name. Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign…

Walmart Inc. is warning major packaged goods makers that it can no longer stomach their price hikes, pitching its own private-label products to shoppers as less-expensive alternatives to suppliers’ name-brand goods. For the world’s biggest…

Adidas said Thursday that it is at risk of losing as much as 1 billion Euros — equivalent to $1.07 billion — in operating profits if it fails to successfully offload its inventory of Kanye…

Attention Netflix password sharers: Your days of giving free access to your account to someone outside your home are numbered. The streaming platform announced Wednesday it would begin charging subscribers in a handful of countries…

Consumer household goods giant Colgate-Palmolive is recalling approximately 4.9 million units of Fabuloso multipurpose cleaner because the products may expose consumers to a harmful bacteria. According to a Wednesday notice on the Consumer Product Safety…

Disney said Wednesday it is planning to reorganize into three segments.  The media and entertainment giant said it would now be made up of three divisions: Disney Entertainment, which includes most of its streaming and…