Supply & Demand

This measure computes how many new permits are issued for every new job for 178 metro areas.

8 out of 10 of Car Shoppers Paid Above Sticker Price for New Vehicles in January, According to Edmunds

We already know that guac is extra, but it could soon be extinct.

Krystal Guerra’s Miami apartment has a tiny kitchen, cracked tiles, warped cabinets, no dishwasher and hardly any storage space. But Guerra was fine with the apartment’s shortcomings. It was all part of being a 32-year-old graduate student in South Florida, she reasoned, and she was happy to live there for a few more years as she finished her marketing degree.

They failed in the same way as my bad fantasy football team.

US health authorities banned avocados from Mexico.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise, temporary suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers — though it would not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Without much fuss and even less public attention, the nation’s egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains.

Amazon hasn't raised the price of its Prime membership program since 2018, when it increased from $99 to $119, the current fee.

Over the last four years, we have been building tools that make it easier than at any time in history for writers to connect with readers directly and make meaningful money.

At $66 for 2 pounds, snow crab legs are the most common variety. But the pinnacle of all crab legs are the wild-caught Alaskan red king crab, costs nearly $180 for 2 pounds.

And why its price is likely to keep going up.

The government has been trying to clear up internet provider language since the Obama administration.

It’s high in protein, low in fat, and traders say it tastes just like chicken.

It’s an “alarming” shortage, according to the Commerce Department.

Bare shelves at supermarkets are attributed to omicron, a labor shortage, climate change and other reasons. "We're really seeing the perfect storm," one industry expert told NPR.

Procter & Gamble is raising prices across more of its portfolio to protect its profit margins as commodity and freight costs climb higher.

Some of that merchandise you ordered, returned or are waiting on has stopped literally in its tracks as thieves have been breaking open rail cars and stealing the merchandise inside.

Requiring truckers to show proof of vaccination when crossing the Canada-U.S. border is hiking the cost of everything from broccoli to tomatoes.

Netflix Inc has raised its monthly subscription price by $1 to $2 per month in the United States depending on the plan, the company said on Friday, to help pay for new programming to compete in the crowded streaming TV market.

COVID-19 at-home tests are hard to find and now Abbott's BinaxNOW kits cost more at Walmart and Kroger.

Supply chain disruptions have become a major challenge for the global economy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Factory shutdowns (particularly in Asia) and widespread lockdowns and mobility restrictions have resulted in disruptions across logistics networks, increases in shipping costs, and longer delivery times. Several measures have been used to gauge these disruptions, although those measures tend to focus on selected dimensions of global supply chains. In this post, we propose a new gauge, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI), which integrates a number of commonly used metrics with an aim to provide a more comprehensive summary of potential disruptions affecting global supply chains.

Is the recent rise in international shipping costs due to higher demand for goods during COVID-19, or are other disruptions also at play?

Ford said Tuesday it will nearly double production capacity of its upcoming electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck to 150,000 vehicles a year by mid-2023 in response to customer demand. The F-150 Lightning trucks, which will have a base price of $39,974 before tax incentives are applied and not incl…

The supply chain crunch, modern logistics, and that famous trip around the Port of Long Beach

ELLIOTT, Iowa (AP) — A coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block implementation of a new farm animal welfare law, adding to uncertainty about whether bacon and other fresh pork products will be much more expensive or in short supply in the state when the new rules take effect on New Year's Day.

Coffee is the third most consumed beverage globally. Here we visualize the countries that have the highest coffee production in the world.