May 25, 2026Smalll businesses struggle to adapt to new USDA regulations. Plus: Retail supply chains, homebuyers, bananas, and retirement funds.
Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesSegments From This EpisodeDaniella Velazquez de Leon, general manager of Organics Unlimited, a fruit importer, hasn't gotten a tariff refund yet, but hopes that money can help with cost increases this year.Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty ImagesThree companies with trillion-dollar-plus valuations are expected to go public in quick succession. New rules mean major stock indexes are fast-tracking their inclusion, triggering mandatory buying from the index funds that dominate American retirement accounts.
Al Drago/Getty Images North AmericaThe National Association of Realtors reports that the median first-time buyer topped 40 for the first time ever.
Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesRetailers are facing restrictions on what products can be purchased using SNAP benefits and new requirements for what foods they should stock.
Jeenah Moon/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesE-retailer Quince is having a moment, in part because it has a lot of data on its customers. “It uses a data-scraping operation to figure out what is selling sort of across the internet in these categories that this particular consumer finds interesting,” said Bloomberg’s Amanda Mull.
