Christopher Rugaber

Security Breach Podcast

Security Breach Podcast

August 27, 2025

This undated photo shows a carton of large brown cage free 'sunshine/omega-3 golden” yolk eggs sourced from Country Eggs LLC.

Outbreak Tied to Recalled Eggs Has Sickened 95 Since January

August 28, 2025

The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen in Atlanta, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

CDC Scales Back Program that Tracks Food Poisoning

August 28, 2025

Cranberry grower Jarrod Rhodes points out to engineer Robert Kennedy, right, the path of water flow at a cranberry bog being restored to a natural habitat at the South Meadow Bogs, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Carver, Mass.

Cranberry Bogs Given a Second Life as Vibrant Wetlands

August 28, 2025

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

August 27, 2025

Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.

Consumer Sentiment Rises for 1st Time This Year as Inflation Remains Tame

But the index is still down 20% compared to December 2024.

June 13, 2025

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Inflation Rose Slightly Last Month as Grocery Prices Ticked Higher

Core prices rose 2.8% for the third straight month.

June 11, 2025

Empty shopping carts are collected from the parking lot at Walmart store in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Massive Import Taxes Haven't Done Much Economic Damage Yet

The tariffs are the highest since the Great Depression.

May 19, 2025

A shopper passes by a display of large-screen televisions in a Costco warehouse Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in east Denver.

Shoppers Increase Spending Tepidly as Anxiety Over the Economy Takes Hold

Tariff threats and government spending cuts have led to widespread uncertainty among consumers and businesses.

March 17, 2025

Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, Feb. 19, 2025.

Tariff Threats and Uncertainty Could Weigh on Consumers, Drag Down Economy

New data showed that U.S. consumers slashed their spending by the most in four years.

February 28, 2025

An empty shelf of free range eggs is seen at a Safeway, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Seattle.

U.S. Inflation Worsened Last Month

The consumer price index increased 3% in January from a year ago.

February 12, 2025

A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store in Sheridan, Colo., Oct. 4, 2023.

What Is 'Price Gouging,' and Why Is Harris Proposing to Ban it?

Several states already restrict the practice, but there is no federal-level ban.

August 19, 2024

A feed truck is loaded at the Flood Brothers Farm, Clinton, Maine, April 1, 2024.

How Immigrant Workers Helped Stave Off a Recession

An influx of foreign-born adults vastly raised the supply of available labor.

April 12, 2024

Stuart Dryden reaches for an item at a grocery store, Feb. 21, 2024, Arlington, Va.

Consumers Are Pushing Back Against Price Increases — and Winning

The trend could make this bout of inflation markedly different than those in the 1970s and early 1980s.

February 26, 2024

Heinz tomato ketchup is displayed in a Target store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa., on Friday, July 7, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department releases the producer price index for August, an indicator of inflation at the wholesale level.

Wholesale Price Inflation Accelerates

Wholesale prices are still rising more slowly than consumer costs.

September 14, 2023

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Farm Laborers to Receive Greater Protections Under White House Proposal

The measure would reform the H-2A visa program, under which hundreds of thousands of immigrants take seasonal agriculture jobs.

September 12, 2023

A man looks at his mobile phone while shopping at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove, Ill., March 19, 2023.

Cheaper Gas, Food Provide Some Inflation Relief

Prices in the economy’s vast service sector are keeping core inflation high — at least for now.

April 12, 2023

A man looks at his mobile phone while shopping at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Sunday, March 19, 2023. On Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for March.

Cheaper Gas and Food Provide Some Relief from U.S. Inflation

Positive signs suggest that inflation pressures are cooling.

April 12, 2023

Heinz Ketchup at a market in Pittsburgh, Jan. 26, 2023.

Retail Sales Jump as Americans Defy Inflation, Rate Hikes

January saw the largest one-month increase in nearly two years.

February 15, 2023