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The JM Smucker Company said its net sales for FY26 were up 4%, with Uncrustables — those frozen PB&Js — as one standout. But, looking forward, the packaged goods company projects a decrease in net sales in the year ahead.
Here's why.
The amount of net migration the U.S. saw in 2025 — about 1.3 million people — more than halved from the previous year. While that sharp decrease is going to have a host of consequences, the economic hit in particular could be substantial.
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Plus, energy sector ratings, foreign trade zones, the movie theater business, and cover letters.
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Inflation rose 4.2% in May. It couldn’t climb any higher, right? Right?
Plus: Slowing immigration will have long-term effects on the U.S. economy, and summer camps shift to accommodate anxious teens.
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SpaceX's IPO could land it in index funds, and thus in retirement accounts, whether investors want it or not.
Historically, foreign trade zones have allowed companies to import tariff-free and then use those imports to manufacture products with lower tariff rates. But the Trump administration removed that benefit last year. Companies have since had to decide if setting up shop in an FTZ is still worth it.
What’s the difference between capitalism, socialism, and communism?
On a new episode of "Million Bazillion," our podcast about money for kids and their families, we walk our way through these "isms," exploring the problems that each system tries to solve and the tradeoffs that come with it.
Amid the energy crisis caused by war in the Middle East, Fitch Ratings upgraded the oil and gas sector to “improving” from "neutral" on oil prices. Moody’s, meanwhile, maintained its positive outlook and expects company earnings to be even higher.
Almost everyone in Thomasville, Alabama, has a story about how access to the local hospital — now closed — helped them in a crisis. This is Nichole Stinson’s.
Smucker's Company announced net sales were up 4% over the past quarter. However, the company indicated that they expect a decrease in the year ahead due to “a dynamic and evolving external environment...
“I worry about the longer-term consequences here,” said Natasha Sarin, president and co-founder or the Yale Budget Lab. “Importantly, they're not consequences that can be reversed.”
FTZs used to allow manufacturers to import goods tariff-free and use those imports to manufacture products with lower tariff rates. The Trump administration removed that benefit last year.
Almost everyone in Thomasville, Alabama, has a story about how access to the local hospital — now closed — helped them in a crisis. This is Nichole Stinson’s.
