Consumer Behavior – Page 28

China Is Buying Gold, Sending Prices to Record Highs

The global price of gold has reached its highest levels as Chinese investors and consumers, wary of real estate and stocks, buy the metal at a record pace.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

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Same-Store Sales at Starbucks Drop, Pushing Revenue Down 1.8%

After the chain’s quarterly earnings missed Wall Street’s estimates, its shares fell more than 12 percent in after-hours trading.

By Julie Creswell

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With Inflation This High, Nobody Knows What a Dollar Is Worth

Strong reactions to rising prices and misunderstandings about the value of money are rampant, our columnist says.

By Jeff Sommer

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U.S. Economy Grew at 1.6% Rate in First-Quarter Slowdown

Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year.

By Ben Casselman