Expect to pay more this year for many consumer goods — from diapers to toothpaste to Big Macs. Just as the typical American family will finally have a few more dollars to spend, inflation will take a chunk of that extra cash.
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The Christian season of repentance, Lent, is underway. And with the season comes an increased demand for seafood — as traditional followers of Lent avoid meat on Fridays. That demand has caused some restaurants to alter their …
A gallon of regular gas climbed to $3.503 on Sunday — nearly 38 cents higher than a month ago and up 15 cents in a week, renewing talk of a double-dip recession.
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He’s becoming notably absent these days. Fighting back against more upscale chains, McDonald’s is more focused now on selling profitable coffee drinks and salads — and downplaying its namesake clown, who’s more associated with…
Now that the skies are clearing after the worst economic storm in modern history — far more violent than the experts had predicted — we face a surprising new roster of winners and losers, as Fortune’s 2011 ranking of the Worl…