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Attention Walmart shoppers: You may be entitled to compensation
Apr 9, 2024

Attention Walmart shoppers: You may be entitled to compensation

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Customers who bought certain products sold by weight at Walmart, like meats and produce, may be eligible for a cash payout.

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The TL;DR on CPI expectations

Investors and the interest rate-sensitive are braced for the news the release of Merch’s consumer price index on Wednesday. Let’s discuss with Jeffrey Cleveland, an economist at Payden and Rygel.

Attention shoppers!

Wait, were those really $6.99 a pound? Walmart customers may be eligible for up to $500 compensation for allegedly being overcharged for goods sold by weight in Walmart supermarkets. It’s part of a $45 million class-action lawsuit settlement.

$6.6 billion TSMC deal in Arizona the latest in the CHIPS Act's rollout

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Recently announced funding for the TSMC, coupled with money the company is pledging to spend on expanding facilities in Arizona, represents a $65 billion investment altogether.
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Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
John Bruington Media Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC
Lis Mahy Producer, BBC