Kroger in talks to buy rival Albertsons: reports

Albertsons shares rose and were briefly halted Thursday morning after reports of the potential merger surfaced.

Kohl’s stores to close on Thanksgiving

Stores will be closed for the holiday, but shoppers can find Black Friday deals online all week long.

Tomato, onion, garlic prices expected to increase amid ongoing California drought

About 94% of California fell under the severe, extreme, or exceptional drought categories as of last week. The state grows over a third of the nation's vegetables and 75% of its fruits and nuts.

Amazon’s Prime Day II signals holiday spending hurdles

For the first time, Amazon is holding a second Prime Day event of the year on Tuesday, offering Prime members early access to holiday deals weeks ahead of Halloween.

Supreme Court to hear case that could raise price of bacon, other pork products

The case involves California's Prop 12, which says that pork sold in the state needs to come from pigs whose mothers were raised with at least 24 square feet of space.

What’s open and closed on Columbus Day 2022

Though the holiday has seen a recent shift in observance to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, it is still a federal holiday — meaning several businesses will be closed on Monday.

Amazon puts brakes on live tests of home delivery robot Scout

Amazon started testing the fully-electric Scout in Washington state in 2019 before expanding to Southern California, Georgia and Tennessee.

US emergency oil supply shrinks to 40-year low

Proponents of releasing barrels from the emergency stockpile say it increases oil supplies and reduces prices at the pump. Critics say it's a short-term fix.

Another month of solid US hiring suggests more big Fed hikes

America’s employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on pace to keep raising interest rates aggressively to fight persistently high inflation.

Juul cancels plan to expand outside US, to lay off staff: report

Juul has been in a dispute with the FDA, which tried to ban the e-cigarette maker’s products earlier this year over questions about its potential health risks.