Our anxiety about the economy is spiking — along with egg prices

• Justice Department is looking into egg prices in antitrust probe, report says

  A report in The Wall Street Journal says DOJ investigators are looking into whether egg producers are working together to keep egg prices high.
  
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  DOJ investigating major egg producers amid soaring prices: Sources

  The Justice Department is in the early stages of investigating the major egg producers over soaring egg prices, source familiar with the matter told ABC News.
  
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• Justice Department investigating egg pricing allegations, sources say

  The Department of Justice is looking into the rising price of eggs based on an advocacy group's allegations of skyrocketing prices, sources say. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.
  
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  $70,000 more a year for eggs: How price hikes are hurting small businesses

  As egg prices continue to skyrocket, small businesses grapple with how to avoid passing on the increase to their customers.
  
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• DOJ investigates U.S. egg producers amid soaring prices

  The Department of Justice is investigating major U.S. egg producers for price fixing, as costs continue to rise. It comes as some lawmakers and advocacy groups accuse top U.S. egg producers of ...
  
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• Egg prices expected to rise amid continued bird flu outbreaks

  Egg prices are expected to continue going up as farmers across the country deal with outbreaks of bird flu. The USDA is working to reimburse farmers who have to kill and replace their chickens. ...
  
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  Your questions about bird flu, answered

  Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began.
  
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  Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy?

  Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy?
  
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  Consumer prices fell in China in February and remain flat in a sluggish economy

  Consumer prices fell in China in February for the first time in 13 months, as persistent weak demand was compounded by the early timing of the Lunar New Year holiday
  
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  Oil futures ended lower Monday, dragged down by fears rising global trade tensions could spark a recession or a slowdown as U.S. equities suffered their worst day of 2025.
  
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• Stocks sell off on growth scare, yet companies’ talk of recession is lowest since 2018

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  Fleeing to money-markets funds isn’t the safe move you might think it is right now.
  
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• Don’t expect Trump or Powell to bail out investors this time as stock market nears ‘danger zone’

  After three weeks of unrelenting declines, U.S. stocks were poised to slide into the market’s “danger zone” on Monday.
  
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• Nvidia down 30% from high as tech-led sell-off hits 'Magnificent Seven'

  The leading chipmaker slumped 5% on Monday, building on last week's losses as heavy selling continued across the tech sector.
  
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• Tariffs are 'lose-lose' for U.S. jobs and industry, economist says: 'There are no winners here'

  Tariffs aim to insulate certain sectors from foreign competition. But evidence shows they often end up losing U.S. jobs.
  
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