E.J. Antoni’s nomination was quickly met with a cascade of criticism from other economists, from across the political spectrum.

That means consumers are being more price-conscious in the grocery store, said Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO of Stew Leonard’s Grocery Stores, a chain of eight grocery stores in the Northeast.

The second half of 2025 is undoubtedly going to be more unpredictable than the first, and the impact of Trump’s fickle tariff ...