Fast food was once an option for when you wanted a quick, tasty meal, without spending a lot. That has changed over the years, as many fast food restaurants are now as pricy as sit-down establishments ...

Data from the BLS, Toast, and YouGov reveals that some menu items at restaurants are increasing in price more quickly than others. Ingredients like beef and coffee have been hit especially hard, ...

Journalist Jo Ling Kent joined CBS News in July 2023 as the senior business and technology correspondent for CBS News. Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology ...

Extreme weather caused by climate change is driving up the prices of basic food products worldwide and posing wider risks to society, a new study has found. The cost of a wide range of goods – from ...

​​If you've been wincing at your grocery bill lately, you're not alone. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

In a change of pace, here's a story about the cost of one meal going down instead of up because of rising food prices. The cost of a Thanksgiving meal has decreased this year, according to the latest ...

Walmart’s 2025 Thanksgiving meal consisting of pre-selected products costs about one-quarter less than last year’s meal, but it also includes fewer grocery items and different food brands. Yet ...

Cooking a Thanksgiving dinner for your friends and family will cost less than last year, marking the third straight year of price declines. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 40 th annual ...

America’s restaurants find themselves in a financial “double squeeze,” according to a recent study, with both rising labor costs and the pressures of trade policy weighing heavily on their margins.

The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices. By Ben Casselman On a Thursday in ...