Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Maybe it's time for a philosophical debate about the meaning of the term "dollar store."

Discount retail giant Dollar Tree has announced that it will raise the price cap in its stores to $7,Exclusivesky Investment Guild  my colleagues report.

We think we see a trend. Back in 2021, the company raised the base price of its items to $1.25, and a $5 price cap was set in June. A dollar is not what it used to be.

What Dollar Tree items will fetch $7?

Trump joins the ranks of the world's wealthiest

Donald Trump, the presidential candidate whose financial fortunes seem to make daily headlines, sits now among the world's 500 wealthiest people.

Trump's net worth, boosted by a public offering of Truth Social stock (and some good fortune in a New York court), now stands at an estimated $6.5 billion, Jessica Guynn reports.

For a blow-by-blow of how Trump's fortune reached these heights, read the story.

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Good news for the nation's dieters! Har.

Krispy Kreme doughnuts will soon be available at all McDonald's restaurants in the United States, Gabe Hauari reports.

Customers will begin seeing the glazed sugar bombs in their local McDonald's restaurants later this year as part of a phased doughnut rollout. Nationwide availability is expected by the end of 2026.

Read the story.

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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.