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Last update: 11 hours agoChina Consumer Slowdown: China’s retail sales rose just 0.2% in April and factory output hit 4.1%, the weakest pace in years—another sign Beijing is struggling to shift toward household-led demand. Energy Disruption: PG&E kept thousands in the dark after high winds and dry conditions, while more outages loom across Northern California as fire-risk shutoffs continue. Utility Deal Watch: NextEra and Dominion Energy are moving to combine, aiming to create a massive regulated utility and offering bill credits to customers. Retail & Payments: India’s credit card use surged (transactions up more than 2.6x from 2021 to 2025) as UPI and wallets keep squeezing debit. Privacy vs Theft Tech: Kroger confirmed it scans shoppers’ license plates via anti-theft cameras—raising fresh privacy concerns. Food Retail Expansion: Salt & Straw is finally entering grocery, debuting its Tacolate in New Seasons after 15 years in scoop shops. Tech & Security: Grafana Labs says a hacker accessed its GitHub codebase and tried to blackmail the company. Consumer Deals: Cracker Barrel launches a $250,000 “Fuel Your Summer Road Trip” sweepstakes for Rewards members.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.
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