Spotlight ECONOMY | INFLATION The quiet way grocery brands charge you more for less Marcia Greenwood Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Apr 25, 2026 Apr 25, 2026 Updated Jul 8, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Your grocery bill keeps getting bigger but you may not have noticed that, simultaneously, some food packages are getting smaller.kAmp ?6H 2?2=JD:D 3J x?G6DE@CD~3D6CG6C EC24<65 E96 AC:46D 2?5 A24<286 D:K6D @7 p>6C:42’D >@DE A@AF=2C 8C@46CJ 3C2?5D 7C@> a_a_ E@ a_ae]k^AmkAm%96 7:?2?4:2= E649?@=@8J 4@>A2?J 7@F?5 E96 2G6C286 72>:=J @7 7@FC ?@H DA6?5D Sfc` >@C6 2 J62C E92? :? a_a_ 7@C E96 6I24E D2>6 8C@46C:6D[ 2?5 Sc` @7 E92E :?4C62D6 :D 2EEC:3FE23=6 E@ A24<286\D:K6 564C62D6D]k^AmkAmxE’D 42==65 D9C:?<7=2E:@? — H96? 3C2?5D 5@?’E ;FDE C2:D6 AC:46D 3FE AFE =6DD AC@5F4E :? 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America barely uses OPEC oil. Why are gas prices so high? The United States is less reliant on foreign oil than at times in the past. Why, then, have gasoline prices gone through the roof at America’s pumps?
Escrow shortages surge, another sign of the housing crisis Even as the vast majority of Americans continue to opt for fixed-rate mortgages, the ancillary costs of ownership fluctuate, mainly upward.
New TrumpIRA plan aims to reach workers without 401(k)s Trump signed an executive order Thursday that will broaden access to retirement savings for workers whose employers don’t offer 401(k)-type plans.
