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Chili’s roasted Burger King on social media after a photo showed BK’s Bacon King meal priced at $18.19 at a location, contrasting it with Chili’s value offer—3 for Me with fries, bottomless chips, and an unlimited drink for $10.99—driving viral engagement and largely positive reactions, while Burger King notes that prices vary by location.
Rising memory-chip costs driven by AI data-center demand are expected to push RAM prices higher and slow PC and smartphone shipments in 2026, with Apple already raising prices for Macs and iPads and retailers like Best Buy signaling potential margin pressure as suppliers pass along higher costs; Gartner projects PC prices up about 17% and smartphone prices up about 13%, while shipments could fall roughly 10% for PCs and 8% for smartphones, though the consumer impact may be gradual.
Inflation rose to 4.2% in May, with everyday items such as coffee and lettuce seeing price jumps, driven by a mix of factors including the Iran conflict, tariffs, drought, and higher fuel costs.
ISM's May Manufacturing PMI rose to 54.0, its highest since May 2022, signaling five straight months of expansion for the manufacturing sector and the economy’s 19th consecutive month of growth; New Orders (56.8) and Production (54.3) increased while Employment (48.6) remained in contraction. Supplier Deliveries stayed slow (60.6); Inventories contracted (49.9) with Customers' Inventories still too low (42.7). Prices remained elevated (82.1) amid tariff/commodity dynamics; Imports grew (53.0) and New Export Orders returned to expansion (50.6).
A local price check of five staples across Grocery Outlet, Ralphs, Amazon Fresh and Costco finds prices are generally close, with small item-level differences (potatoes cheaper at Grocery Outlet, eggs cheaper at Ralphs). Totals ranged from about $19.93 at Costco for a bread item bought in bulk to $25.26 at Ralphs, with Amazon Fresh at $21.52 (delivery minimum applies). The takeaway: shopping across stores can save a little, but bulk sizes, memberships and delivery fees—and even gas costs—can influence overall savings.
Texas’s oldest barbecue joints are closing or struggling to stay open as brisket and other meat prices climb, with brisket reportedly around $5.56 per pound in some cases. Owners are trimming menus, shifting to alternative meats, or facing closure, highlighting how rising costs are reshaping Texas’s beloved barbecue scene and threatening a storied regional cuisine.
Egg prices have cooled due to an oversupply after avian flu–driven shortages, but producers face higher input costs (feed, fuel, labor) and squeezed margins even as demand for protein remains solid.
Ground beef hits a record $6.90 per pound as tighter cattle supplies and strong demand push prices higher; price gains have reached 24% since January 2025, with USDA projecting further increases into 2026. The White House has floated tariff relief and imports to ease prices, while restaurants adjust menus and consumers face higher grilling costs.
Beef prices are at or near record highs as the U.S. cattle herd remains near multi‑decade lows due to drought and aging ranchers, while demand for protein stays robust. Producers are raising prices, and rebuilding the herd will take years, creating a persistent gap between supply and rising consumer appetite for beef.
President Trump will sign two executive orders to lower beef prices by boosting imports and backing ranchers: one suspends part of the beef import tariff-rate quota, the other expands SBA loans and trims regulations while relaxing endangered-species protections; the moves aim to curb inflation pressures as drought raises costs and major meatpackers face antitrust scrutiny.
Drought has pared the U.S. cattle herd to its smallest size in 75 years, lifting feed costs and keeping beef prices elevated for years as it takes several years to rebuild herds.
Oil prices rose in Asia after Trump dismissed Iran's response to US war-ending proposals as “totally unacceptable,” with Brent up about 3.8% to $105.20 a barrel and US crude around $99.30. Tehran’s terms, delivered via Pakistan, called for an immediate end to the conflict and guarantees against further US-Israeli attacks; Trump rejected them on social media. The Strait of Hormuz disruption remains a key backdrop, Netanyahu signaled the war would not end until Iran’s uranium stockpiles are removed, and a ceasefire from April has largely held.
Weather-driven crop shortfalls in Florida and Mexico, plus high diesel and fertilizer costs and a 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes, have tightened US supply and driven prices higher. March tomato prices rose 15.3% month-over-month and are 22.6% higher than a year ago, while store shelves show tomatoes around $2.25 per pound (the highest in eight years). Farmers warn relief hinges on new crops coming in the next two weeks, with some growers shifting to greenhouse production in Canada to hedge against weather; costs for freight and packaging, fueled by high oil prices, are also a factor.
Lufthansa becomes the first major carrier to ground dozens of aircraft amid a widening jet-fuel crisis tied to the Iran conflict, signaling further capacity cuts and higher fares as fuel supplies tighten ahead of the summer travel season.
U.S. wholesale prices rose 4% in March as the war in Iran pushed energy costs higher, signaling ongoing inflation pressures from geopolitical turmoil.