Supply & Demand

The annual pace of new home construction surged last month amid a historic shortage of housing inventory and falling mortgage rates.

Some fans reported an increase of as much as 85% on their season ticket prices for 2024 after the Lions had kept prices relatively flat since 2018.

'The Night Agent' and season two of 'Ginny & Georgia' were the most watched shows in the first half of 2023.

Explore the searches that shaped 2023, from Google Trends. #yearinsearch

The jury ruled last week that the egg producers used various means to limit the domestic supply of eggs to increase the price of products during the 2000s.

F1 set its sights on conquering the US, and with the help of Netflix and "Drive to Survive," it was working. But now there are growing roadblocks.

America has a glut of empty offices.

Amid falling metal prices and legal crackdowns, catalytic converter thefts have halved this year.

Continued consumer spending — on travel, concerts, restaurants and more — is propelling economic growth beyond what many had expected.

McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said Q3 results prove that difficult times for consumers can be good for the fast-food giant.

McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said the minimum wage hike could help the burger chain gain market share in California in the long term.

Worldwide, underlying group sales are up 5.2%, led by price rises, as the number of items sold falls

Mattel Inc., riding the success of the Barbie movie, posted quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates, but the toymaker maintained its full-year sales outlook due to softness in the industry and a weaker global economy.

Prices at the grocery store are up more than 10% from last year.

Canada Goose Holdings Inc. shares plummeted to a record low for the second day in a row as economic and consumer pressures prompted a pair of analyst downgrades.

Shipments grew for 7th straight year in 2022

French supermarket chain labels products that have shrunk in size but cost more before contract talks with suppliers

Powered by algorithms and AI, a growing number of consumer industries are adjusting prices in response to supply and demand

Activities in the rest of your life now feature dynamic prices, which change along with demand.

The UK’s biggest pub company is trying to offset high costs with "dynamic pricing".

Olive trees in Spain and neighboring countries have little fruit, which itself could wither away

Shippers are paying up to $2.4 million per vessel if they want to beat a logjam of carriers waiting to sail through the drought-affected Panama Canal, according to one company active in the market.

Plot data from a demand schedule to create a demand curve graph.

We can add cork stoppers and bottle screw tops to the world’s changes in supply.As a result, we might be opening our wine bottles differently.Today's econlife blog: https://t.co/CkbihSNYcH#econlife #corks #supplychain pic.twitter.com/J6wEHoo0sb— econlife.com (@Econlife) August 28, 2023

Making wine is getting more expensive due in part to recent world events, and the French are drinking less of it.