5 h. ago Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?

Egg producers blame the ongoing bird flu outbreak for driving prices up to record highs

Economics

36 h. ago Berkeley’s famous falcons are missing. Bird flu may be to blame

Experts say that the beloved birds might have been felled by the virus as it spreads across California

Events

37 h. ago Trump promised to lower egg prices on ‘day one.’ Now his administration admits there’s no ‘silver bullet’

The Trump administration says they’ll spend up to $1 billion to lower skyrocketing egg prices as the virus continues to spread

Politics

41 h. ago Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled

The Trump administration believes a renewed emphasis on biosecurity can help in the battle against bird flu and ease egg prices, but the Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices are going to get much worse this year

Politics

67 h. ago US stocks slide as consumer confidence sinks most in four years

Americans’ inflation expectations surge as rising prices for staples and tariff worries hit sentiment, key survey shows

Politics

4 d. ago Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices

Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiencyKatie Whalen’s backyard in the Florida city of Port St Lucie is testament to her journey towards a life of self-sufficiency. She grows mangoes, avocados, starfruit, jackfruit and coconuts. She is cultivating a tropical tree spinach known as chaya.What she really wants, however, is a chicken coop and hens to provide eggs that are becoming increasingly unaffordable in stores. As bird flu worsens across the US and commercial suppliers struggle to keep up with demand, the keeping of fowl and production of eggs in home environments, has surged in popularity, and Whalen is keen to join the revolution. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding

Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likelyA newer variant of H5N1 bird flu has spilled over into dairy cows separately in Nevada and Arizona, prompting new theories about how the virus is spread and leading to questions about containing the ongoing outbreaks.The news comes amid a purge of experts at federal agencies, including employees who were responding to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Department of Agriculture. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Bird flu spreads to third property as farmers warn Australia’s egg shortage could be prolonged

Agriculture Victoria says H7N8 strain of avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm at EuroaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has been detected at a third property in Victoria, with farmers warning it could exacerbate Australia’s egg shortage in coming months.Agriculture Victoria on Thursday said the H7N8 strain of avian influenza had been detected at a third poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria’s north-east.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers exposed to bird flu died after being infected with the virus last year

Events

7 d. ago Senators from both parties demand Trump administration take action against bird flu: ‘A new urgency is required’

The push comes as egg prices remain sky high around the nation, leaving consumers in the lurch

Politics

7 d. ago Walmart profits, sales rolled in 2024, but this year appears to present some challenges

Walmart delivered another strong quarter of profits and sales increases, as its low prices have increasingly become a magnet for inflation-weary shoppers looking for a deal, especially through the critical holiday shopping season

Economics

8 d. ago The climate crisis is a cost of living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it | Anjali Sharma

Politicians have divorced the issue of global heating from soaring prices – Australians must take bold action at the ballot boxI love chocolate. It’s a staple of my diet. I don’t like that, at the best of times, it takes up maybe a fifth of my grocery budget.I also don’t like that as a country, we’ve been all too quick to blame rising food prices on inflation. We’ve quickly made inflation a priority for our policymakers, while the cost of living is the key issue of the upcoming election.Anjali Sharma was the lead litigant in Sharma v environment minister, the landmark court case against the then federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, which called for a duty of care to protect children against the impacts of the climate crisis Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response

The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak that has devastated egg and poultry farms over the past three years

Events

8 d. ago DOGE embarrasses Trump again with accidental bird flu expert firings

ANALYSIS: The firing of bird flu experts while Trump’s team boasted about the federal response to the crisis was a misleading self-own by the White House

Politics

8 d. ago Britain's 'new era of stagflation': Inflation leaps to 3% under Rachel Reeves

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 3 per cent last month from 2.5 per cent in December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Economics

8 d. ago Sainsbury's and Tesco cut back on major schemes making prices cheaper as food inflation warning is sounded

A spokesperson for Sainsbury's told This is Money on Wednesday that, as of today, the number of items covered in the Aldi Price Match scheme was 606.

Events

9 d. ago DOGE accidentally fired federal staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak, report says

‘We know that work will make us better here at USDA. It will make us stronger, it will make us faster, and it will make us more efficient’ said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins just days before the misfiring

Events

9 d. ago Mobile phone users to see bills rise by up to 7.5% this year

Previously, broadband and mobile companies were allowed to increase prices mid-contract in line with inflation - either Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation data for December or the Retail Prices Index (RPI) for January - the plus up to 3.9% extra on top of this

Politics

9 d. ago Private school fees and food price rises push inflation to highest level in 10 months

CPI soars to 3% to highest annual rate since March last year

Economics

9 d. ago Private school fees and food price rises see inflation soars to highest level in 10 months

Private school fees hike and rising air fares blamed for unexpected hike

Economics