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Oct 2024
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Why the ‘expensive fast food’ era will n...

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The burger, a staple of American fast food, is quickly becoming a big ticket item. Inflation along with many factors ailing the farming and ranching processes ar emaking your regular cheap fast food burger cost a lot more. So what will it take to get burger prices down, and will it ever happen? Plus: Nike starts to limit some popular sneaker models and Gen Z is loving trade school.


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