The latest monthly consumer price index showed that the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in U.S. cities reached $4.95 in January, eclipsing the previous record of $4.82 set two years earlier and more than double the low of $2.04 that was recorded in August 2023.

While President Donald Trump has been in office less than a month, the costs of some consumer goods and services are trending up. At nearly $5 a dozen, the price of eggs just surpassed record highs, and while quite moderate in comparison,

Wall Street is taking a pause after running to the brink of a record following some mixed profit reports from big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 was flat in early trading Friday and hovering around the all-time high it set last month.

U.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record Thursday after more companies reported fatter profits than expected. Wall Street mostly yawned, again, at the latest announcement on tariffs by President Trump,