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Sainsbury's is the only retailer that can catch Lidl and Aldi
We all know Aldi and Lidl are doing brilliantly. But new figures released on Tuesday by research firm Kantar Worldpanel show that only Sainsbury's is coming close to keeping up.The data on sales was...
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The psychology of why we hate cheap things
Why is it that we're often drawn to the biggest price tags, and tend to scoff at things with small ones?"In assessing what material things are important and worth paying attention to, we're oddly...
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A protest in Brazil over rising bus fares exploded into a riot
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian riot police on Friday fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a violent protest against a rise in public transport fares in the country's largest city, Sao Paulo....
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The world's largest steelmaker is getting smashed by China
ArcelorMittal, the biggest steel producer in the world, saw first quarter profits fall by a third as the price slump in commodities continued to affect its bottom line.Revenues in Q1 were $13.4 billion...
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The horror story of the US housing market is far from over
The raw numbers show very good times for the U.S. housing market, one of the bulwarks of support for economic growth.Existing home sales rose for the second straight month in April and are tracking 6...
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Prices on Swiss luxury watches are falling for a reason no one is talking about
Now is probably the best time to buy that Swiss timepiece you've been coveting.That's a confusing sentence for many, as Switzerland and sale are words not generally related to each other.But it's true:...
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McDonald's is raising prices and going healthy
McDonald's recent turnaround has involved various companywide changes. Two of these include implementing a 10-year transition into only using cage-free eggs and sourcing only chicken without...
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These 5 popular grocery items are getting cheaper
If you live in the US, your grocery store bill may look lower than normal.Food prices have fallen 1.6% nationwide since July 2015, according to a new USDA report.As the Wall Street Journal notes, the...
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Monsanto's latest acquisition could send food prices soaring
Food prices could surge, experts say, if a newly-proposed agricultural company acquisition is approved by regulators. Monsanto — the company that has often been at the center of controversiesregarding...
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Target's groceries are shockingly more expensive than Walmart's — and it...
Target charges about 15% more than Walmart for groceries, according to a recent price check.Business Insider compared prices on 31 identical items at Walmart and Target stores in Richmond, Virginia, to...
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Starbucks is quietly raising prices (SBUX)
While Starbucks customers were distracted by green cups and pro-Trump activists, the coffee chain quietly raised its prices. Starbucks recently raised prices on about 10% of its offerings, including...
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15 things that may cost less in 2017
From beef to diamonds to credit card fees, read on to see 15 things that will cost less in 2017.SEE ALSO: 35 money questions you should be able to answer by 35DON'T MISS: 13 things that will trash your...
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Australia's east coast has a ballooning oversupply of houses
Investment in the Australian housing sector has become a frantic activity, and prices have soared. This has been accompanied by a construction boom, particularly of large multi-family developments. But...
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The threat of deflation has vanished
The scourge of consumer price deflation has been brandished furiously by central banks around the world in order to justify radical, scorched-earth monetary policies, including zero-interest-rate...
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This map shows how much food and drink costs in 38 European countries
The UK's food prices are already on the rise after the Brexit vote, but groceries are still cheap compared to many EU nations.Eurostat— the statistical office of the European Union — recently released...
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Walmart's relentless price war is crushing America’s biggest grocer (WMT, KR)
Walmart and Kroger are in a price war, and Walmart is winning.The retailer's groceries cost about 4% less than Kroger's, according to a recent price check by Barclays.Analysts compared prices on a...
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Walmart is crushing Kroger and making food history (WMT, KR)
Walmart is aggressively cutting prices in its grocery department, and that's having a ripple effect across the entire food industry.The price cuts have made Walmart one of the cheapest options in the...
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We're about to see seriously cheap flights to Hawaii
The INSIDER Summary:United Airlines celebrates 70 years of flying to Hawaii by announcing 11 new service routes. More flights makes Hawaii more accessible and may force competitors to drop their...
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Something's happening in Canadian real estate that hasn't been seen for 47 years
Canadian real estate prices are about to drop, or rental unit prices are about to soar. Numbers from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show the home price-to-rent ratio...
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Amazon is slashing Whole Foods prices— here are all the products that are...
The INSIDER Summary:Amazon bought Whole Foods Market in a $13.7 billion deal.Amazon plans to slash prices immediately.It also plans on turning Amazon Prime into a Whole Foods rewards program.Avocados,...
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