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Costco brings back purchase limits on toilet paper, cleaning supplies and more

Costco brings back purchase limits on toilet paper, cleaning supplies and more Via CNBC.com: Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said Thursday the company wants to make sure it has essential items at stores, even as shipping delays and truck driver shortages make it hard to keep them on shelves. During an earnings call, he said the retailer is “putting some [purchase] limitations on key items.” Those include toilet paper, […]

09/24/2021 3

Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle

Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle Via AP News: Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat processors expand so the nation could lessen its reliance on giant slaughterhouses to supply grocery stores and restaurants. Like shortages of protective clothing for health care workers, hospital equipment and even toilet paper, the reality of empty […]

03/15/2021 39

Texas power cooperative files for bankruptcy, citing $1.8 billion grid debt

Texas power cooperative files for bankruptcy, citing $1.8 billion grid debt Via Reuters: The largest and oldest electric power cooperative in Texas filed for bankruptcy protection in Houston on Monday, citing a disputed $1.8 billion debt to the state’s grid operator. Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc, which supplies electricity to more than 660,000 consumers across the state, is one of dozens of providers facing enormous charges stemming from a severe […]

03/01/2021 19

Britain Tells Shoppers Food Is Plentiful Despite Freight Halt

Britain Tells Shoppers Food Is Plentiful Despite Freight Halt Via Reuters: Britain said food was plentiful on Tuesday despite freight routes to mainland Europe remaining cut off, and people should not worry about supermarkets running out in the last few days before their traditional Christmas feast. Tesco and Sainsbury’s, Britain’s two biggest supermarket groups, warned on Monday that gaps would start to appear on shelves within days if freight deliveries […]

12/22/2020 7

Florida’s DeSantis To Allow Citizens To Shoot Looters, Rioters Targeting Businesses

Florida's DeSantis To Allow Citizens To Shoot Looters, Rioters Targeting Businesses Via Fox News: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has drafted “anti-mob” legislation that would expand the state’s Stand Your Ground law – a move that some worry would allow armed citizens to shoot and potentially kill anyone they suspect of looting. DeSantis’ newest legislation comes in response to months of protesting that frequently lead to rioting this summer in Florida […]

11/11/2020 10

U.S. Retailers Secure Stores As Worries About Election Unrest Mount

U.S. Retailers Secure Stores As Worries About Election Unrest Mount Via Reuters: This time last year, shoppers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile were waiting for Louis Vuitton to debut its whimsical holiday window decorations. Now those same windows are hidden behind a wall of wood panels painted bright orange. While still open for shoppers, stores like Gucci PRTP.PA, H&M HMb.ST and Nordstrom JWN.N are also boarded up after looters targeted the […]

10/21/2020 14

Louisville Declares State Of Emergency Ahead of Breonna Taylor Announcement

Louisville Declares State Of Emergency Ahead of Breonna Taylor Announcement Via NPR: Greg Fischer, the mayor of Louisville, Ky., said Tuesday he has declared a state of emergency for the city "due to the potential for civil unrest." Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is poised to announce whether his office will bring charges against the police officers who fatally shot 26-year-old Breonna Taylor during a botched narcotics raid at her […]

09/23/2020 5

The Iowa Drought Is A Bigger Story Than You Realize

Iowa Drought Is A Bigger Story Than You Realize Via AgWeb: As Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts make their way through Iowa and into Minnesota today, it’s evident this Iowa crop was delivered one challenge after another throughout the season. If the derecho wasn’t bad enough, drought could be the real yield-robber for the state. “We’ve seen decent states with the exception of Iowa, but Iowa is the gorilla in […]

08/21/2020 7

Hillandale Farms Accused of Price Gauging Egg During COVD19 Pandemic

Hillandale Farms Accused of Price Gauging Egg During COVD19 Pandemic Via The New York Post: The fourth-largest egg producer in the country has been jacking up the prices of eggs during the coronavirus pandemic by as much as four times their regular rates, new court papers allege. Hillandale Farms, an Ohio and Pennsylvania based wholesale egg distributor, allegedly made around $4 million in New York off of the sky-high prices, […]

08/12/2020 11

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