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Grocery Stores Lower Prices as Consumers Pare Spending
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (138+ words) America's grocery stores are cutting prices to attract consumers who have pared back spending to cope with rising costs," the New York Times reports. The grocery industry has struggled over the past 18 months as higher food bills, reductions in food-stamp…...
Trump to Reduce Tariffs on Coffee, Bananas
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (695+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that the Trump administration would soon unveil reductions in import duties on coffee, bananas and other foods " taking action after voter anger over the cost of living saw Republican reversals in state elections last week,…...
Lawmakers Move to Kill Tariffs on Coffee
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (681+ words) Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) plan to introduce a bill to exclude one everyday product from President Donald Trump's tariffs: coffee," the Washington Post reports. Their bipartisan legislation would exempt coffee products from any tariff imposed after…...
Coffee Prices Surge After Tariffs Take Effect
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (642+ words) Coffee prices in the U. S. have surged more than 20% in the last year, as duties on some of the world's biggest producers take effect, Semafor reports. "Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stressed the importance of the separation of powers in government…...