Low-income Americans are pulling back on spending, often saying no to eating out, traveling, and even cutting back on basics like diapers, fizzy drinks, and beer, as import duties continue to push prices higher.In response, many fast-food chains are now offering cheaper, smaller meal bundles to keep demand steady.Researchers at Yale’s Budget Lab and the […]
new video loaded: What It Takes to Find Food in Gaza By Ashley Wu, Christina Shaman, June Kim, James Surdam and Rebecca Suner•August 13, 2025 Starvation has spread in Gaza, as the prices of basic goods have skyrocketed and getting aid is difficult and often deadly. Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York […]
Image: Instagram@/campcallout An Instagram user has recently posted a video from a Walmart store in the United States, claiming that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are directly driving a sharp increase in prices on clothing and other items. The video, which is now going viral on social media, has been captioned “Donald Trump’s tariffs are […]
Landlords in Dubai are spending thousands repairing damage caused by illegal partitions and now prefer renting to families over bachelors/ Representative Image After a sweeping enforcement drive by Dubai authorities against illegal room partitions in residential units, many landlords are now dealing with severe property damage, costly repairs, and a shift in rental strategies. As […]
US congressman Greg Casar has introduced a new bill to stop what he calls “AI-driven price gouging”. The bill, called the Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025, targets companies that use personal data to charge customers different prices for the same product, a growing trend known as surveillance pricing. Casar, a […]
If you are planning to buy first class Forever stamps, it is your last chance to get them at 73 cents before prices rise once again. The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be increasing the cost of first-class Forever stamps, along with several other services, on Sunday, July 13. The change was confirmed by […]
At 1,116 pages long, Trump’s latest tax plan promises sweeping changes, but not everyone comes out on top. US President Donald Trump’s massive new tax proposal, titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is making waves in Washington. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a razor-thin margin of 215–214 on Thursday.It now moves […]
Police investigating the fatal shooting of Israeli embassy staffers in Washington Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington DC as “terrible price of anti-Semitism.”“We are witnessing the terrible price of anti-Semitism and wild incitement against the State of Israel. The blood libels against the […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday told Walmart to “eat the tariffs” after the retail giant warned that it would have to raise prices because of the new import taxes. Trump said that the retail giant should not blame tariffs for the price hikes.The US’s biggest retailer recently said that tariffs, even at reduced levels, […]
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order aimed at slashing prescription drug prices in the United States by up to 80%. The order introduces a “most-favoured-nation” (MFN) pricing model, ensuring that Americans pay no more for medications than the lowest price available in comparable developed countries. Trump said the move was necessary to […]
