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Category: Consumer Behavior
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Tickle Me Elmo and the ‘Elmo-Mania’ That Consumed America
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Calls for ‘No Seed Oil’ Push Companies to Order Up Butter and Beef Tallow
The New York Times – Business:Businesses are finding different (and more costly) ways to fry foods as shoppers demand alternatives to seed oils as part of the Make America Healthy Again movement.
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Calls for ‘No Seed Oil’ Push Companies to Order Up Butter and Beef Tallow
The New York Times – Business:Businesses are finding different (and more costly) ways to fry foods as shoppers demand alternatives to seed oils as part of the Make America Healthy Again movement.
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Consumers Spent More in April Despite High Gas Prices
The New York Times – Business:Retail sales rose 0.5 percent despite higher prices for gas, food and other goods. But there are signs consumers are under some strain.
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CPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran
The New York Times – Business:The consumer price index increased X.X% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs raised a range of prices for Americans.
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CPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran
The New York Times – Business:The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans.
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Why Your Life Is Now on Subscriptions
The New York Times – Business:As companies look to build cash flow and loyalty, everything from heated car seats to earthworm deliveries can become a recurring charge on your credit card.
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Consumers Lean on a ‘Hamster Wheel’ of Credit to Manage Rising Costs
The New York Times – Business:As prices increase for gas, groceries and other staples, more and more households are borrowing to get by.
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Fast-Food Sales Rise Despite Higher Gas Prices
The New York Times – Business:Fallout from the war in Iran didn’t dampen quarterly results at McDonald’s, Burger King and Taco Bell.
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Higher Gas Prices Are Hitting Lower-Income Americans the Hardest
The New York Times – Business:People with lower incomes are driving less and devoting more of their budgets to transport as gas prices soar.
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U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices
The New York Times – Business:Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period including first weeks of conflict in the Middle East.
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Starbucks Reports Strong Store Traffic and Rise in Quarterly Sales
The New York Times – Business:The chain’s chief executive credited its turnaround plan for improved U.S. same-store sales, but said higher gas and utility costs were a concern.