• The economy has changed Dollar General’ customer base. “We are seeing customer penetration growth across low, middle and high-income segments as customers across all income cohorts seek value at increasing rates,” said CEO Todd Vasos during the chain’s first-quarter earnings call. It’s a shift where......

  • Pizza seems like the perfect food for challenging economic times. It’s cheap compared to most lunch and dinner options, and it both travels well and works great as leftovers. But the overall pizza business has struggled. “The headlines are not kind to pizza right now.......

  • Brent and WTI crude oil prices slipped sharply on Hyperliquid after President Donald Trump halted the planned attacks against Iran, citing requests from Iran and other Middle East countries. WTI dropped to $81, with its 24-hour volume hitting $181 million. Brent, the global benchmark, dropped......

  • The USD/JPY exchange rate tumbled to its lowest level since May 14 as investors reacted to last week’s Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decisions and the latest interventions by the US and Japanese authorities. It plunged to 157.45, down by over......