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u.s. business
Biden administration taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and high food prices
FILE PHOTO: A person arranges groceries in El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
world
Russia pulls out of deal that allowed safe exportation of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea
FILE - Workers load grain at a grain port in Izmail, Ukraine, on April 26, 2023. The fate of a wartime deal designed to move food from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry is unclear as it faces renewal Monday July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)
opinion
Reality deflates the NDP’s Big Grocery conspiracy theory
The Editorial Board
european business
Inflation in Europe slips to 5.5% in June – but that won’t stop central bank rate hikes
FILE -Customers walk a shopping street in the city center of Dortmund, Germany, on April 26, 2023. Inflation in Europe slid again in June but fell too slowly to offer much relief to shoppers grumbling over price tags or to stop more interest rate hikes that will raise the cost of borrowing across the economy. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
report on business
Former Maple Leaf Foods CEO knew about alleged bread price-fixing, says Competition Bureau document
A worker restocks shelves in the bakery and bread aisle at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
opinion
Britain is paying a steep inflation price for Brexit
David Parkinson
report on business
Sobeys parent Empire hikes dividend 10.6% as six-year turnaround plan wraps up
A Sobeys grocery store in Toronto on March 16. 2021. Sobeys parent company Empire purchases a controlling stake in Longo’s and Grocery Gateway. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
economy
Canada retools inflation baskets, putting more focus on food and gas prices
Experts say a shifting group of factors including wildfires in Alberta, a slowing economy and potential pressures on supply will all have an effect on gas prices as the long weekend heralds the start of the summer. A person pumps fuel in Toronto after gasoline prices rose overnight on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu
report on business
Food inflation may be easing but prices won’t return to pre-pandemic levels, RBC says
The cost of filling a grocery cart is finally stabilizing, but don't expect food prices to go back to pre-pandemic levels, says a new report from RBC. People shop in a grocery store in Montreal, Wednesday, November 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
travel
Where to find a decent meal – and avoid sky high prices – at Canadian airports
YVR: Pacific Farms Market, Domestic – Gate C29 YVR AIRPORT
international business
World food prices fall to two-year low in May, UN agency says
The prices of produce in a local store in Kensington Market, Toronto, photographed on May 31, 2023 (Ammar Bowaihl/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
On food inflation, the federal ‘grocery rebate’ is not the solution, but the problem
Sylvain Charlebois
cost of living
How do these five popular cash-back grocery apps measure up?
A meat counter in a grocery store is seen in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Efforts to craft a Canadian grocery code of conduct have reached a major milestone as a final version of the code is shared with food industry members and a consultation process begins.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
young money
Rising cost of living leads some high school graduates to forgo their dream universities
Students walk on campus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday September 2, 2015. DARRYL DYCK FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
international business
As household budgets tighten, big brands double down in dollar stores
**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET on Saturday, March 4, 2023. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE Ñ A Dollar Tree store in Decatur, Ga., Feb. 22, 2023. As many of AmericaÕs best-known retailers reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, buoyed by shoppers who continued to spend through stubbornly high inflation, they all seemed to arrive at the same conclusion: Conditions are about to get much, much worse. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)
carrick on money
Why I’m dreading travel this summer
Rob Carrick
economy
Inflation in Canada likely slowed again in April, but economists say wage growth a top concern
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A person pushes a shopping cart through the produce section of a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
report on business
Michael McCain steps down as Maple Leaf Foods CEO, says he’s optimistic about company’s future
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it faced rising labour and production costs. A Maple Leaf Foods employee walks past a Maple Leaf sign at the company's meat facility in Toronto on Monday, December, 15, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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