Health Cost Transparency: The Trump administration finalized new health insurance price transparency rules, aiming to simplify insurer disclosures and cut confusing pricing files by about 70%, with a focus on “zombie rates” and clearer accountability. Consumer Safety Recall: The FDA ordered a recall of more than 500,000 eye drop products over sterility concerns, including major store brands like Walgreens. Retail Tech for Merchandising: NielsenIQ added AI and automation to its retail space-planning platform to generate planograms faster, flag shelf execution gaps, and scale compliance across store networks. Payments & Convenience Retail: Verifone unveiled Commander product enhancements at NACS, pushing a unified cloud-connected system for fuel and convenience operators, plus financing collaboration. Energy & Home Services: gFiber upgraded 22,000 customers to 3 Gig speeds at no extra cost, while a separate report highlights how remote homeowners should demand full furnace-system diagnosis before replacing parts. Consumer Markets & Pricing Pressure: Bangladesh consumers face LPG shortages and covert overcharging after a price hike, with retailers charging well above fixed rates. Food & Brand Moves: Trader Joe’s launched a Caramel Macchiato creamer, and Erbert & Gerbert’s rolled out a limited-time PIONEER pot roast sandwich.