Amy Held

Then, there are ongoing tariffs on European chocolates.

The bittersweet news?

Love for chocolate may be constant, but the market is volatile.

And between levies and climate change, prices could surge again.

As of now, though, analysts say cost savings may reach consumers by 2027.

Amy Held, NPR News.

Chocolate prices are up some 14% compared to a year ago, even though the global price of cocoa is down around 50%.

Weather conditions have improved in West Africa, the world's top cocoa producer.

Companies like Hershey often have long-term contracts, and it can take a while to pass on savings.

Then, there are ongoing tariffs on European chocolates.

The bittersweet news?

Love for chocolate may be constant, but the market is volatile.

And between levies and climate change, prices could surge again.

As of now, though, analysts say cost savings may reach consumers by 2027.

Amy Held, NPR News.

At the turn of the new millennium, Kryptonite soared with superhuman strength to number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Brad Arnold says he wrote it at age 15, bored in his Mississippi math class.

With follow-up hits, the band would help define the post-grunge era of mainstream rock, Here Without You, and When I'm Gone.

In later years, the hits dwindled.

Arnold stayed on as frontman.