Alina Seljuk

Costco says between April and mid-May it had the best five-week period on record for gas sales.

Executives say high gas prices driven by the war in Iran are sending more drivers to its fuel stations for the first time as people are looking for cheaper options.

Costco's gas sales by volume set record after record in the last quarter.

The company's overall sales grew 12 percent, with gas being a big factor.

both higher sales and higher prices.

AAA says regular gas now costs on average $1.20 more than it did a year ago.

At the same time, Costco says shoppers are splurging when they find deals they like.

Sales of massage chairs jumped in the latest quarter.

Alina Seluk, NPR News.

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government took about two months to set up an online system where companies that paid the illegal tariffs could request their money back.

That's an estimated $166 billion, though not all of it is being processed in this first wave.

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Customs has also acknowledged that it did reject more than a third of refund claims for technical and data errors, though importers can refile.

As of about two weeks ago, the agency said it had accepted claims covering about a fifth of all the shipments that are due refunds.

Nike is the latest big company to face a class-action lawsuit that argues shoppers should get a cut of any refunds because...

They paid the costs through higher prices.

Nike declined comment.

Alina Seljuk, NPR News.

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