{
  "id": 18499281,
  "title": "10 Friday AM Reads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/10-friday-am-reads",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-06T11:30:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Big Picture",
    "slug": "the-big-picture",
    "url": "https://ritholtz.com/2026/11/10-friday-am-reads-523/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Real Culprit Behind High Grocery Prices: Rogé Karma explores why grocery prices have surged 30% since January 2020. While wages grew about 30 times faster than food costs between 2015 and 2019, city-run stores and price controls would have little impact on reducing prices. The Kitchen Table Project proposes a public option for food purchasing to address this issue, utilizing existing government procurement for the military and schools.",
  "summary": "My end-of-week morning reads: • The Real Culprit Behind High Grocery Prices: Rogé Karma: from 2015 to 2019 wages grew about 30 times faster than grocery prices; food now costs about 30% more than in January 2020. City-run stores and price controls would barely dent it. The Kitchen Table Project’s answer is a public option… Read More The post 10 Friday AM Reads appeared first on The Big Picture .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}