Here's how much more Thanksgiving dinner will cost this year
Annual holiday feast is likely to see sharply higher prices for turkey and other traditional food items.
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Janet Shamlian traveled to an Indiana turkey farm, where she found inflation is not the only reason this year's Thanksgiving meal is going to cost more.
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Skittles, Starburst and other popular Halloween candies see price hikes
The 10 most popular candy brands, plus assortment bags, have seen an average price increase of 13% since 2021.
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Inflation, rising gas prices mean fans eat, drink less at games
The issues have forced concession companies to get creative in an effort to address the rising costs.
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Skittles, Reese's and other popular Halloween candies see price hike
The 10 most popular candy brands have seen an average price increase of 13% since 2021, according to Datasembly.
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Inflation pushing half of Americans to consider second jobs
Financial stress is even tougher on parents, with 7 in 10 saying their paychecks aren't keeping up with rising costs.
Stocks come back strong, shrugging off hot inflation reading
Dow swings more than 1,300 points as investors glimpse reasons for hope in September consumer price index.
Social Security payments to rise 8.7% in 2023 — highest in decades
With inflation forcing many seniors to cut back on food and medicine, annual cost-of-living hike will boost their income.
Inflation will crimp many Americans' holiday travel plans
Cost of U.S. flights around the Thanksgiving holiday is up roughly 25% compared with last year, booking data shows.
Layoffs rising as the U.S. economy slows
More Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs jumped, showing the Fed's rate hikes are taking a toll.
Inflation, labor shortages could put future of U.S. orchards in jeopardy
Apple farmers say they're struggling to grow and sell the fall fruit due to inflation and labor shortages.
U.S. starts fiscal year with record $31 trillion in debt
Nation is edging closer to statutory debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion. "We are addicted to debt," one expert said.
S&P 500 enjoys its biggest gain since July
Stocks start October on a high note after coming off their worst month since COVID-19 crashed financial markets.
Consumers gaining confidence as gas prices slide
But a stock market slump and rising borrowing costs could dim Americans' economic outlook, Wall Street analysts said.
Target plans to hire up to 100,000 workers for holiday season
Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals earlier this year to ease sting of soaring inflation on shoppers.
Fed hikes key interest rate yet again
The Federal Reserve approved a third consecutive 0.75 percentage point hike to its benchmark interest rate Wednesday in an effort to tackle record inflation. Jeanna Smialek, a Federal Reserve and economy reporter for The New York Times, joined John Dickerson to discuss the impact of the interest rate hikes on the U.S. economy.
This is how the Fed's latest interest-rate hike will affect you
The central bank said it is boosting rates by 0.75 percentage point. Expect to pay more for credit card debt and loans.
Fed hikes key interest rate another 0.75 percentage point
Borrowing costs rose to their highest level in 14 years, and more interest-rate hikes are likely, Fed signaled.
Turkey prices are surging ahead of Thanksgiving due to disease
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is driving up the cost of white boneless breast meat to record highs.
Here are the least and most expensive Big Macs in U.S.
Like everything else, the cost of fast food is rising, but in some states it's more affordable than others.
What's behind the country's record inflation?
A trip down the supply chain shows the answer behind what's driving record inflation may not be so simple.
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"BABY #2 COMING THIS SUMMER," Amy Trainer.
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