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A customer prepares to pump diesel fuel at this Madison, Miss., Sam's Club, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending

U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending since the Iran war drove up fuel prices. But company executives and retail analysts say many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where.

McDonald’s focus on value lifts first-quarter sales, but company says gas prices could dent demand

McDonald’s is the latest fast food chain to offer fancier drinks

Sharon Simmons with DoorDash, gets a $100 tip after delivering McDonald's to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for delivering McDonald’s to Oval Office

Carlos Paz picks a McValue menu selection at a McDonald's, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

McDonald’s tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menu

Starbucks wants to win back customers, but growing US competition will make that harder

Starbucks revolutionized U.S. coffee culture. But it’s facing unprecedented competition, which will make it harder to win back customers it has lost. In addition to rivals like Dunkin’, it’s facing newer entries like Luckin Coffee, a Chinese company. (AP video: Joseph B. Frederick)

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Coffee is for sale at a grocery store Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans’ daily routines

A sign stands over a Wendy's restaurant, Feb. 25, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Wendy’s closes US restaurants and focuses on value to turn around falling sales

A sign for a McDonald's restaurant in Philadelphia, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

McDonald’s says focus on value is bringing back customers

In this March 4, 2015, file photo, an order of McDonald's Chicken McNuggets is displayed for a photo in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine’s diners

A shopper heads into a Walmart store Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Here’s what stores are open, and which ones are closed, on Christmas

This image taken from video released by Pennsylvania State Police shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa., on Dec. 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)

Luigi Mangione’s notes to self: ‘Pluck eyebrows,’ ‘Keep momentum, FBI slower overnight’

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP)

Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Police bodycam footage played in court shows the minutes leading up to Luigi Mangione’s arrest

McDonald's restaurant signs are shown in in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

McDonald’s boosts third quarter sales by emphasizing value but warns customers remain pressured

Trader Robert Charmak works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street gains ground amid steady flow of earnings reports, upbeat economic updates

McDonald's restaurant signs are shown in in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

McDonald’s plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

McDonald’s criticizes US restaurant industry for uneven wage policies

A McDonald's Big Mac Combo Meal is shown in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Coming price cuts at McDonald’s may signal a broader fast food price war

FILE -A Pumpkin Spice Latte drink rests on a table at a Starbucks in New York, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

The rise of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte, by the numbers

People stand outside a McDonald's store in Tokyo, March 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

McDonald’s Japan’s Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end

A McDonald's restaurant is visible Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

McDonald’s says its focus on value -- and a must-have Minecraft meal -- boosted second-quarter sales

Trader Vincent Napolitano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A rally for Apple leads Wall Street higher

A Pumpkin Spice Latte drink rests on a table at a Starbucks in New York, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

A look at Starbucks and its Pumpkin Spice Latte, which returns to US menus Aug. 26

AJ Dybantsa, who has committed to BYU next year, stands with the fans during the second half of an NCAA basketball game between BYU and West Virginia Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate, File)

Dybantsa, Peterson, Boozer headline list of top lottery candidates for 2026 NBA draft

A Krispy Kreme Doughnuts sign is affixed to a wall on Aug. 11, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

No more McDoughnuts: McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme end partnership

Charles L. Krumsiek, a McDonald's chef, makes a snack wrap (ranch) at McDonald's Headquarter in Chicago, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Snack Wrap unwrapped: Here’s why McDonald’s is bringing back a fan favorite on July 10

In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 19, 2024, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, second right, visits a factory workshop as he checks the implementation of the state defense order at an enterprise of the military-industrial complex in the Omsk region of Russia, which produces tanks and heavy flamethrower systems. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Trump and Putin want to talk business once the Ukraine war ends. Here’s why it won’t be easy

A McDonald's sign is seen in Philadelphia, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

McDonald’s is closing its CosMc’s restaurants but plans to test drinks the chain ‘inspired’

McDonald’s plans to hire 375,000 U.S. workers this summer

Tariff turmoil prompts cloudy forecasts from General Motors, Harley-Davidson for the year ahead

McDonald's restaurant signs are shown in in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. McDonald's reports earning on Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

McDonald’s store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy

Charles Schwab President & CEO Rick Wurster gavels trading closed at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Microsoft and Meta Platforms lead Wall Street higher

A worker carries a box of supplies for a Mixue store in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Make room Starbucks and McDonald’s. China’s Mixue and other brands win fans in Southeast Asia

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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

A community member holds a sign calling for a national boycott of Target stores during a news conference outside Target Corporation's headquarters Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)

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