Economy

Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin

From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years

Big Food gets leaner with divestitures and breakups as consumers turn away from packaged snacks

Big Food has been selling off underperforming brands or even splitting up, as the industry faces weaker demand.

Friends with benefits: how referral schemes can really pay off

Earn money and other rewards by linking friends and family up to companies you use, from banks to energy firms

Trump's tariffs are hurting working class

The United States has just come through a period of high inflation. Over the four-year period of Joe Biden’s presidency, every single dollar Americans held in their bank accounts or stuffed under their mattresses lost roughly one-fifth of its value. So it is understandable that when Americans look at the tariff problem, inflation is top of mind.

The Markets Are Getting Used to Trump

Traders have barely budged in response to recent Trump-related shocks.

New type of Bordeaux wine to gain official status as result of climate pressure

Exclusive: Formal validation for claret reflects hotter conditions, falling consumption and shift towards chillable reds

Amazon wraps controversial week ahead of 'Melania' premier, fourth-quarter earnings

Amazon's week included a White House screening of the "Melania" documentary and another massive round of layoffs.

Trump’s Fed-Chair Pick Is an Interest-Rate Hawk—Or Is He?

Kevin Warsh’s views on monetary policy may be shaped less by real economic conditions than by whether a Democrat or Republican is in power.

Cramer’s week ahead: Earnings from Eli Lilly, Alphabet and Amazon. Plus, jobs data

AMD, Alphabet and Amazon are among the heavyweight companies reporting earnings in the week ahead.

3 key questions for investors about Kevin Warsh, Trump's pick to lead the Fed

Updated on: January 30, 2026 / 4:51 PM EST / CBS News

Schiff on Fox Business: Gold Soars as the Dollar Falters

"We are headed for an economic crisis, again, that will make the 2008 financial crisis look like a Sunday school picnic."

The Most Socialist System in America Is the One Feeding Us—and It’s Failing

Our food system is not a free market. It is not capitalism in any recognizable form.