USA

Consumer Sentiment In U.S. Hovers Near Highest In 12 Years

Consumer confidence was little changed in January from its highest level since the start of 2004, showing Americans are still optimistic that fresh economi...

U.S. Farmers Sow Smallest Winter-Wheat Acreage Since 1909

The planted acreage for winter wheat in the U.S. fell to the lowest level since 1909 as farmers from Kansas to Texas faced prospects for declining crop pri...

Cheesier Pizzas Rescue Dairy Prices As Americans Drink Less Milk

Americans love their cheese, but maybe not as much as dairy farmers do. Even after people cut back on milk use for decades -- a consequence of more drin...

Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Bookstore Is Coming To Manhattan

Amazon.com Inc. is taking its brick-and-mortar bookstores to New York, with plans to open a location in a prime Manhattan shopping center. The store wil...

Trump Sows Dismay In Rural America With Late Agriculture Choice

Some folks in American farm country are wondering why they aren’t getting more love from Donald Trump. In the two months since the election, the p...

Coca-Cola, ABA Accused Of Tobacco-Like Deception In Lawsuit

Coca-Cola Co. has been sued by activists who compare the beverage giant’s advertising tactics to the tobacco industry’s past efforts in minimiz...

Confident Consumers Aren't Always Spendthrift Shoppers In US Market: Gadfly

U.S. consumers feel great, right? The presidential election is over. Talk of jobs and infrastructure spending, coupled with stock-market indices flirting w...