The Business desk looks past corporate slogans to examine prices, labor, technology, public subsidies and the decisions that reach household budgets. Coverage focuses on where corporate power meets public policy—and who ultimately bears the cost.
Shoppers are finding used clothing, battered furniture and donated household goods priced like new merchandise. The thrift-store bargain is beginning to feel broken.
The AI boom has arrived with a familiar promise: subsidize the infrastructure now and prosperity will follow. Communities should inspect the bill before signing.