Goldman Sachs is now calling for oil prices to hit $100 a barrel later this year and continue rising in 2023, signaling higher prices at the pump are on the way. (CNN)

Shoppers and diners might see some relief from food price inflation in 2022 after absorbing steep price increases the past year. But prices for many items likely won’t go down any time soon. (Yahoo News)  

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack continued his dispatch across the country to tout the Biden administration’s efforts to decentralize meat processing supply chains by supporting small and medium-sized butchers, processors and sellers. (Politico)

Without hard rules about employees who test positive, owners and workers are weighing safety against finances, and not always agreeing on the answer. (New York Times)

Bare shelves — a sign of supply chain disruptions that plagued stores and consumers earlier in the pandemic — are back in some places. (KMIZ)

McDonald’s restaurants across the US are open for fewer hours than before the pandemic because they don’t have enough staff, the boss of the burger giant has said. (Business Insider)