Digital Tags Come to Kroger and Walmart, but Chains Deny ‘Surge Pricing’
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Digital Tags Come to Kroger and Walmart, but Chains Deny ‘Surge Pricing’

Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the tech has not raised customers’ grocery bills.
U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene
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U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene

Officials are looking to foreign sources to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients.
U.S. Faces Economic Turbulence Just as Recession Fears Eased
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U.S. Faces Economic Turbulence Just as Recession Fears Eased

War in the Middle East, the port workers strike and a devastating hurricane have injected uncertainty into the U.S. economy.