US producer prices continued to cool overall in August, showing that inflation across the economy is improving. But a closely watched measure of underlying inflation remained stubbornly elevated, ...

The Kroger-Albertsons tie-up would mean spinning off nearly 600 stores, 63 of them in California, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for $2.9 billion. While executives plead their case during the FTC’s ...

“Consumers depend on competition,” FTC attorney Susan Musser told the court, dismissing the grocers’ argument that consumers ...

A critical hearing over Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons is beginning to wind down in a federal court. So ...

The announcement by supermarket operators Kroger, better known as King Soopers in Colorado, and Albertsons to sell off 579 ...

The federal agency’s attorneys highlighted how the deal would impact local communities while the grocers’ lawyers said the agency was out of touch with the realities the industry and shoppers face.

we hope that there are time lags” that could mean services inflation will ease in the future, Hauskrecht said. The August PPI’s services increase was pushed higher by a 0.6% gain in trade ...

Economy shrinks 0.2% in June quarter Growth contracts 0.5% for the year ended June December quarter 2023 revised from a fall to flat, meaning NZ not in recession Households spend on food but not ...

GDP fell 0.2% in the June 2024 quarter, ...

Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Telsey Advisory Group continues to hold a Outperform rating for Costco Wholesale, ...

Offering opening statements Monday, lawyers for the state also said plans by Kroger and Albertsons to preserve competition by ...