Americans are spending more cautiously. Retail earnings show why

Walmart’s disappointing sales and Home Depot’s strength among budget-conscious do-it-yourselfers indicate middle-class American consumers are growing more tight-fisted, even as wealthier shoppers have kept supporting luxury brands like Ralph Lauren. […]

Avian flu appears again in South Dakota turkeys

After a nearly monthlong absence from commercial poultry in the United States, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has reappeared in a South Dakota turkey flock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal […]