{
  "id": 17302318,
  "title": "Chocolate Price Spook Families for Halloween",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/chocolate-price-spook-families-for-halloween",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T22:21:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-30/chocolate-price-spook-families-for-halloween-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Halloween candy is getting more expensive as higher labor, energy and transportation costs continue to pressure food prices. Stew Leonard Jr., CEO of Stew Leonard’s, says bags of popular candy are up about 50 cents from last year, prompting some shoppers to trade down to cheaper options. He joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss how affordability is changing consumer behavior, and how both…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}