It’s one of the most prosaic, routine activities that millions of Americans engage in on what’s likely a weekly basis. Nevertheless, trips to the grocery store these days have — like almost every aspect of modern life — felt and continue to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. And, specifically, all the supply shortages …
After insisting to a Senate panel this week that airplane air filtration systems are so good that face masks really “don’t add much” additional protection for fliers, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19. The Dallas-based air carrier confirmed his diagnosis on Friday, according to Reuters, which followed this week’s lengthy in-person …
For months now, supply chain woes have wreaked havoc across the US and global economies. The effects of which can be seen everywhere from empty grocery store shelves to some US farms and even the factories that make Apple’s all-important iPhones. This week, Nikkei reported that Apple has been forced to temporarily pause its iPhone …
Leading into the midterm elections in 2022, it’s increasingly looking like the prices you see on grocery store shelves will play an outsized role in voter sentiment. Social media, for example, is already replete with complaints from consumers who see grocery prices spiking precipitously. President Biden’s opponents are likewise circling, apparently smelling blood. And in …
If you’ve gone shopping for groceries at any point in the last few months, you’ve probably encountered this nettlesome trend, to one degree or another. Shortages of some products which the store used to have in abundance, which has caused no small amount of consternation for the Biden administration. The root cause includes a protracted …
Inflation is a hot topic right now, thanks to broad increases in prices for everything from food, gas, and home staples that we’re seeing right now. In fact, inflation hit a 31-year high in October, causing all sorts of knock-on effects. Like, to cite just one example, Dollar Tree announcing that almost everything on its …
The Black Friday deals frenzy is in full swing, as this is the day to take advantage of some of the best sales out there. We’ve seen plenty of great early Black Friday discounts on a wide variety of products, including popular electronics and gadgets that probably show up on many letters to Santa this …
Dollar Tree on Tuesday, in tandem with its third-quarter earnings results, announced a big change in the works for the discount retailer. By April, almost everything on its shelves will cost more than $1. In fact, they will cost $1.25, to be exact. Moreover, the company says this change is permanent and that it’s not …
Samsung seems to have quite the inferiority complex when it comes to Apple. And the company takes every chance that it gets to remind us of that. The latest proof comes in the form of Samsung’s new anti-Apple promotion targeting a $19 polishing cloth. Apple released the cloth a few weeks ago, and it sold …
This week, Tesla is recalling nearly 12,000 vehicles in the US. The recall is due to a software bug that could cause false forward-collision warnings (FCW) and automatic emergency brake (AEB) events, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported. The recall happened days after Tesla rolled out a software update with limited early …
