Business news today captures a market still adjusting to regulation, inflation and geopolitics. Kroger is making a fresh run at expansion with a $1.65 billion deal for Giant Eagle, betting regulators will accept a narrower grocery tie-up after the collapse of its far larger Albertsons merger. In India, a sharp cut in commercial LPG prices should ease pressure on restaurants and small businesses, even as household cooking-gas rates stay put. In Sintra, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation risks have eased thanks in part to lower energy costs, but offered no hint on when interest rates might move, underscoring the central bank’s cautious stance. Washington also quietly removed four Indian firms from a Russia-related sanctions list, a small but notable shift in the sanctions landscape. Even the Empire State Building made business headlines, after a stunt atop its spire ended in arrests and renewed attention for an iconic asset.