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The White House described the Small #Business Week event as highlighting “the extraordinary revival of Main Street under his America First agenda.”

But looming over it all was a #war abroad that #Trump began, & whose economic impact is compounding #CostOfLiving concerns among Americans, many of whom say their economic reality has worsened under his tenure.

Trump’s comments Monday created a sharp contrast with economic #reality, as rising #energy #prices hammer families & businesses alike.

N-gated Hacker News 1d ago

Wow, a #hobbyist spent 3 months #tracking #petrol #prices like it’s the new Pokémon Go, but with #spreadsheets instead of Pikachu. 📊🔍 Meanwhile, the rest of us were busy doing literally anything else. ⛽️🤷‍♂️
https://www.fuelinsight.co.uk #PokémonGo #dataanalysis #petrolprices #HackerNews #ngated

UK Fuel Price Intelligence

Live UK fuel price averages, motorway premium, supermarket discount and brand comparisons from the Fuel Finder scheme.

Don Hawkins - W7DAH 2d ago

#congress #usa #resist #activism #protest #election #vote #politics #america #law #votingrights #justice #scotus #constitution #racism #votersuppression #RepublicansSuck #AmericanTaliban #gop #gerrymander #Trumponomics #affordability #fascist #war #gas #prices #fdt #ballroom #Epstein #EpsteinWar #pedophile #felon #traitor #nokings #dictator

eicker.news ᳇ tech news 2d ago

#Maryland #banned #grocerystores and third-party #deliveryservices from using #personaldata to set higher #prices. Governor Wes Moore signed the measure into law, stating it protects Marylanders from being exploited by big companies. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores

Critics say Maryland’s new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveouts

The Guardian

Marcel Hetrich 2d ago

Showerthought: With high RAM prices and available computers like the Macbook Neo, more people will use efficient terminal applications instead of bloated JavaScript apps.

No? Ok, I was just hoping to see it more in the workplace and at home...
#apple #RAM #tech #computers #prices #linux #GNU #vim #emacs #bash

Nonilex 3d ago

#Maryland Is First to Ban #AI #Grocery #PriceGauging

A #state #law that goes into effect in October prohibits grocery stores & third-party delivery services from using consumer data to boost #prices.

The practice — supported by #ArtificialIntelligence & known as #DynamicPricing or #SurveillancePricing — can lead to 2 consumers paying different amounts for the same item from the same retailer, at roughly the same time.

#surveillance #tech #regulation #economy #inflation
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/surveillance-pricing-groceries-maryland.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores

A state law that goes into effect in October prohibits grocery stores and third-party delivery services from using consumer data to boost prices.

The New York Times

BOCVIP 4d ago

How high could the oil price go? | The Economist https://www.bocvip.com/1327390/how-high-could-the-oil-price-go-the-economist/ #America #Asia #China #commodities #conflict #CurrentAffairs #Donald #economics #economy #finance #fuel #gas #geopolitics #Hormuz #india #InternationalRelations #iran #JetFuel #Markets #Mining #news #Of #oil #OilPrices #petrol #president #prices #reserves #Russia #stocks #Strait #TheEconomist #traders #trump #UnitedStates #US #USA #war

3i/Atlas 4d ago

Trump defends war with Iran as gas prices climb to highest level since 2022
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=trump-defends-war-with-iran-as-gas-prices-climb-to-highest-level-since-2022
<p>During a celebration for the Artemis II crew at the White House
#highest #prices #trump #since

Trump defends war with Iran as gas prices climb to highest level since 2022

During a celebration for the Artemis II crew at the White House, President Trump defended the war with Iran as the U.S. economy grapples with rising gas prices. Global oil prices climbed above $120 pe...

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