Stories by Topic: Food prices
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Restaurants look for creative ways to cut cost and keep customers coming
A new study by Intellaprice shows that nationally, the cost of dining out has gone up. Dinner entrees have risen two percent while side dishes and desserts have jumped up almost ten percent; so many restaurants look for creative ways to cut cost and keep customers coming.
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Finding bargains at Florida's theme parks
It's time to take another look at what's happening at Florida's theme parks these days, especially the bargains the three major operators in Tampa and Orlando offer as they contend with the bad economy.
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Bad shopping season or good news for shoppers?
The holiday shopping season is almost here and economists are predicting this year will be the worst shopping season since the 1991 recession.
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Conference: Africa's farmers can ease food crisis
A world food crisis may transform once altruistic efforts to help African feed itself into acts of self preservation, as the planet runs low on key agricultural projects, delegates to the Third African Green Revolution Conference said Thursday.
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Floods, drought and groceries
Both the Midwest flooding and the upstate drought are taking their toll on farmers' crops, but how will it affect your wallet? News Two's Tara Lynn went to a local farm to find out.
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Interest rate decision expected
Consumer confidence is at its lowest point in 16 years, according to the Conference Board, fed by gas at $4-plus, food prices up, and housing prices down.
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Midwest Flooding & Food Prices
The crop damage from Midwest flooding will soon show in food prices.
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Learning to grow our own
As tomatoes are being pulled out of stores nationwide, the fruits and vegetables left behind already cost more than ever.
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Oil, jobs, and the economy
For the first time in four years, the Labor Department says more than three million Americans aren't working.
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Food price congressional hearing
With the price of a loaf of bread up 15 percent over the past year and eggs up 25 percent, the joint House-Senate Economic Committee will take a look at the impact on American families.
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Rebate Checks on the Way
Those waiting for economic stimulus checks should get them sooner than expected. President Bush says tax rebates will start going out Monday
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Bush urges optimisim
President Bush says the U.S. economy is obviously "going through a tough time" but urged the country to be optimistic about the future.
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401K dipping dangers
Gas prices are up, food prices are up. Plus, the housing market is in a downward spiral. Because of that, experts said people are dipping into retirement savings just to get by.
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Crude oil hits new record
Soaring energy costs, along with the credit crisis and housing slump are creating a downturn in the nation's economy.
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