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New Jersey’s plastic bag ban is officially in effect and NJ Advance Media has been reporting on its initial impact all week. Our reporters visited more than half a dozen large chains throughout the state and talked to dozens of shoppers about the experience. Along … Read More

Bitcoin continued its slide this week, falling losing nearly 9% on Thursday and Friday amid a broader selloff in financial markets.  The cryptocurrency traded Friday at just under $36,000 and is down 18% over the last month, according to Coinbase. Other major digital currencies have … Read More

The prices for gas and diesel fuel, over $6.00 a gallon, are displayed at a petrol station in Los Angeles, March 2, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Diesel prices are surging, contributing to inflationary headwinds due to the fuel’s vital role … Read More

Elon Musk arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, U.S., May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register May 6 (Reuters) – … Read More

The baby formula shortage has intensified in recent weeks with at least 12 states facing 40 percent or higher out of stock rates as parents desperate to get their hands on formula face price gouging.    The baby formula shortage, which began during Covid, got even … Read More

Women Face New Privacy Fears With Abortion Rights Threatened  NBC Bay Area Without Roe, data will become a company headache and a user nightmare  Axios Abortion surveillance: in a post-Roe world, could an internet search lead to an arrest?  The Guardian View Full Coverage on Google News Read More

Joe Coulombe, a struggling convenience store owner in Los Angeles, decided in 1967 to open a grocery chain to appeal to the small but growing number of well-educated, well-traveled consumers that mainstream supermarkets were ignoring. “I have an ideal audience in mind,” he told the … Read More

Market Wrap: Crypto Sell-Off Stabilizes Amid Bearish Sentiment  CoinDesk Bitcoin drops below $36,000 amid broader market sell-off  CNBC ‘A De Facto Ban’—Serious Bitcoin Warning Issued As Price Crash Hits Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Luna, Solana, Cardano And Avalanche  Forbes Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data  CoinDesk Any dip buyers … Read More

Enlarge / Boxes of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Florida. The US Food and Drug Administration limited the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine late Thursday, citing the risk of a very rare but severe clotting … Read More

A U.S. senator has introduced a bill to prohibit the Labor Department from issuing a regulation or guidance that limits the type of investments investors can choose in their retirement plans, including cryptocurrency. “Today, the Biden administration is targeting cryptocurrency. Which investment class is next?” … Read More