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Climate change-induced food price shocks are on the rise and could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest as the world’s poorest are hit by shortages of food staples. New research links last year’s surges in the price of potatoes in the UK, cabbages in South Korea, onions in India, and cocoa in Ghana to weather extremes that …

Oil prices little changed as investors eye impact of new sanctions on Russia  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Tesla Stock Rises. China Graphite Tariff Could Affect EV Prices.  Barron’s Chinese graphite is crucial to electric car batteries. Trump just put a 93.5% tariff on it  CNN U.S. Proposes Steep Tariffs on Critical E.V. Battery Material  The New York Times US Commerce Dept sets 93.5% anti-dumping tariff on Chinese anode graphite  Reuters Battery-Material Producer Shares Rise as U.S. Set to Tariff Chinese Graphite  The …

Qualcomm and MediaTek are expected to remain on TSMC’s 3nm process, though both companies have likely transitioned to the slightly improved ‘N3P’ node, which delivers better performance and efficiency over the older ‘N3E’ node. While a transition to the new 2nm technology should result in a chipset price hike, a tipster states that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 and …

Featured image courtesy of hbdb04 As the summer break steps up in the northern hemisphere, so PlayStation has begun its annual Summer Sale and there’s some good savings on hundreds of titles — including Gran Turismo 7. The sale period lasts across much of the summer, with discounts applied to PlayStation Store items through to August 13. It’s not necessarily …

A family shops in a Walmart Supercenter on May 15, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images SECAUCUS, N.J. — As customers walk the aisles of Walmart stores, there are some early signs that higher tariffs are changing pricing. The nation’s largest retailer warned in May that it would have to raise prices for its shoppers as President …

A construction worker carries a sheet of OSB sheathing as he builds a roof on a residential homes in Irvine, California, U.S., March 28, 2025.  Mike Blake | Reuters The nation’s homebuilders continue to see weakening demand from potential buyers concerned about the broader economy. As a result, they are cutting prices at the highest rate in three years, according …

Wholesale prices are flat in June, PPI shows, and point to muted effect of tariffs on inflation  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

US producer prices flat in June, but tariffs lift goods costs  Reuters Wholesale inflation measure was unchanged in June  CNBC Rising Inflation Underscores Risks in Trump’s New Tariff Threats  The New York Times Trump Effect Starts to Show Up in Economy – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Latest US inflation report shows a pullback in travel spending and an increase in the cost of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation cooled last month, despite worries that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would push prices higher for goods before they reach consumers. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index was unchanged last month from May after rising 0.3% the previous month. June wholesale prices were up 2.3% from a year earlier, smallest year-over-year …