• Easter egg costs could rise as cocoa prices spike after bad harvests

    The cost of Easter eggs could increase again as bad harvests continue to dent global cocoa supplies, sending prices to a new all-time high.

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    ‘Prom-flation:’ Rising cost of prom, year after year

    “Then I have my dress and then I got my shoes also,” stated Anderson. “I still have to get accessories, get my hair and makeup and nails and all that done still.”

  • Egg prices are hopping again this Easter. Is dyeing eggs worth the cost?

    Egg-spensive is back again this Easter. Whether people are at their breaking point depends on what they're comparing the prices to. It's all relative.

  • House prices continue to rise, are up 4% on a year ago

    House prices in the Netherlands were up 4.3% in February when compared with the previous year and are now heading back to their record level in July 2022, national statistics office CBS said on Friday. The downturn began that August but prices have been rising again since the middle of last year, despite higher interest rates. Real estate agents also report that overbidding is once again the norm, particularly on houses that do not require major renovations. In February, the

  • Prices of Eggs Rise as People Expected To Spend Less For Easter

    People are expected to spend less on Easter this year.

  • US tuberculosis cases rise for third year in a row: CDC

    Tuberculosis (TB) rates in the U.S. rose by 16 percent in 2023, marking the third year that cases went up following nearly 30 years of decline. In the most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of TB cases in 2023 was totaled at []

  • Cost of living comfortably in San Antonio jumped 43% from last year

    The cost of living a comfortable life in the Alamo City has jumped a whopping 43% over last year, according to a recent study by personal finance blog SmartAsset. Single SA residents now need an annual salary of $85,072 to live abiding by the 50-30-20 rule. That personal-finance guideline recommends people spend half their income on needs such as housing and groceries while 30% goes to entertainment and hobbies and the remaining 20% covers debt, savings and investments.

  • Trader Joe's changes grocery item price for the first time in 20 years

    For the first time in decades, Trader Joe's has increased the price of its bananas, underscoring how economic pressures are still impacting consumer finances.  The grocer, which kept the cost of bananas at 19 cents each for more than two decades, raised the price to 23 cents, a 20% increase. Trader Joe's told FOX Business it still "represents a tremendous everyday value."  "We only change our prices when our costs change, and after holding our price for bananas at 19¢ each for more than two...

  • Edinburgh café to close its doors after 40 years due to ‘unsustainable’ rise in costs

    An Edinburgh café which has served the Morningside community for 40 years has announced plans to close its doors next month. Owners of Peggy’s Café on Morningside Road said they made the ‘very difficult decision’ to close in April after seeing an ‘unsustainable increase in costs across all areas of the café.’ The charity-owned café, which provides support and companionship for the local elderly community will continue to operate its daycare services. Announcing the news on social media, owners...

  • Trader Joe's has increased the price of one of its best-selling grocery items after 20 years

    Trader Joe's upped the price for a single banana to 23 cents. That is a 4-cent - or 21 percent - increase from the price it had held for 20 years

  • New Gene Therapy To Cost $4.25 Million, The Highest Drug Price In The US

    New Gene Therapy To Cost $4.25 Million, The Highest Drug Price In The US The most expensive drug in the U.S. is now Lenmeldy, a $4.25 million gene therapy the FDA approved March 18 for children with a rare genetic disease, Becker Hospital Review reports. Metachromatic leukodystrophy manifests into the loss of motor and cognitive function, and early death, according to the FDA. The first and only one-time medicine for patients is Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel). Its manufacturer,...

  • AAA: Crude oil costs, travel demand are behind big jump in gas prices

    (The Center Square) - A jump in crude oil costs and increased travel demand are behind the 11-cent hike in Arkansas gas prices, according to AAA. Arkansas motorists pay an average of $3.18 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, up 14 cents from the same time last year. The change in seasons is a factor, according to AAA. "They start to rise with the arrival of spring," said AAA spokesman Andrew Gross about the gas prices. “And the national average...