Washington – Let the sticker shock begin: The upcoming US Thanksgiving holiday, a time when families and friends usually celebrate with groaning sideboards, stuffed turkey and a less-is-better-less attitude, will cost roughly…
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Price Takers or Price Makers?
From Chelsea Hill Have you ever come across the saying “The farmer is the only person in our economy who buys everything retail, sells everything wholesale and pays for goods both ways”?…
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, less than expected as inflation eased.
The consumer price index rose less than expected in October, a sign that pressures may be starting to cool, if inflation is still a threat to the US economy. The index, a…
UK inflation hits 41-year high of 11.1% as food and energy prices soar
UK inflation hit a 41-year high of 11.1% annually in October as household energy bills and food prices continued to soar. Don Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON –…
Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in October, less than expected as inflation eased.
Employees work at a BMW manufacturing plant in Greer, South Carolina on October 19, 2022. Bob Strong | Reuters Wholesale prices rose less than expected in October, raising hopes that inflation is…
Consumer Price Index September 2022:
Prices paid by consumers for a variety of goods and services were higher than expected in September as inflationary pressures continued to weigh on the US economy. According to the Bureau of…
Why margarine, butter prices jumped 32%
Jeff Greenberg | Universal Pictures Group | Getty Images A collective gasp of chefs, bakers and foodies: Food prices have risen considerably – but none more so than butter and margarine. Prices…
Why did Apple raise the price of the iPhone, but not in the US and China?
A customer checks out the iPhone 14 Pro Max at the Apple Store in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Stanislav Kogiku | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Apple’s new iPhones, the Series 14…
Why egg prices are rising – but chicken prices are falling
A shopper checks a carton of eggs at a grocery store in San Francisco on May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Which (price change) came first, the…
Remote work caused more than 60% rise in home prices during pandemic: Fed study
According to research conducted for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the shift toward remote work is overwhelmingly responsible for the major rise in home prices that occurred during the COVID-19…