Inflation rose sharply to 2.3% in October. Much of the increase came from the 9.5% rise in the energy price cap. Read this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance news below.

A 64-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of hate crime and one count of disorderly conduct following an incident at a Panera Bread outside of Chicago, according to Downers Grove police.

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