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Americans are expected to spend a near-record $23.6 billion on Easter in 2025. That’s shy of the all-time high of $24 billion recorded in 2023.

U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record high of $6.23 per dozen despite no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.

Seven Walgreens stores in Connecticut are slated to close in the next two months, according to the company’s website. Walgreens website lists these seven stores will close: “We will continue to execute our previously announced turnaround plan aimed at stabilizing the retail pharmacy, including our footprint optimization program. Increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures are weighing on our ability to...

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs across the globe in response to what he called an economic emergency. The announcement also comes with a 25 percent tariff on all foreign cars, starting on Thursday. In May, that same rule is expected to apply to car parts as well. But what does this all mean for consumers and car…

President Donald Trump is instituting a 25 percent tariff on all foreign cars coming into the United States, which takes effect on Thursday, and on parts at a later date. Here’s what the Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association said you should expect. 

Consumer confidence dimmed further in March as the view of future conditions fell to the lowest level in more than a decade.

News4 and Consumer Reports have new advice on how to stop annoying robocalls and avoid becoming a fraud victim.

Right-to-repair laws protect your ability to choose where to get your electronics or car repaired without having to go to the original manufacturer. Here’s what you need to know.

Laws protecting consumers’ ability to seek out independent repairs for their appliances are spreading across the United States.

New data reveals a lot of people don’t have much hope for the economy and their own wallets. U.S. consumer confidence plummeted this month, down 7% from January.

Many families have been having a tough time finding affordable eggs at the grocery store. Now, federal officials say they’re intercepting a growing number of eggs at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Climate impacts can increase the prevalence of diseases in coffee crops, reducing overall yields for farmers. Studies have shown that the arabica bean is particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak. Here’s how much a dozen Grade A eggs costs.

Not only are eggs expensive because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak. Now they are sometimes hard to find.

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a warning to consumers on Thursday following the growing prominence of a potential phone scam — many involving calls from someone named Jessica.

Here’s what experts say about the possible closure of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The attorney general’s office said it has reached a $1.5 million settlement with Carvana, the online used car dealer, and customers could be eligible for restitution. Attorney General William Tong said the settlement, which is subject to approval in Hartford Superior Court, comes after hundreds of consumer complaints about extended delays in title and registration documents, delayed payments to sellers,…

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a long-standing policy that invited everyone into its stores.

The regional supermarket chain Stop & Shop said Wednesday that it would install kiosks in all of its U.S. stores to make digital-only coupons more accessible to customers. Stop & Shop, which operates in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, said the kiosks will let customers scan a loyalty card or enter a phone number and...