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With consumers still squeezed by inflation, the Federal Reserve has little impetus to cut interest rates this year.
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A recent analysis reveals that the cost of home ownership varies from state to state but has surged overall due to inflation.
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Americans are struggling with inflation. A salary that would have easily afforded a comfortable lifestyle less than a decade ago, is now one that has employees barely scraping by. To compensate for...
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Dollar Tree may want to sell Family Dollar, as the discount chains struggle with inflation and an overabundance of locations.
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As McDonald’s tries to fight perceptions that its food has become too expensive, its franchisees object to the $5 value meal plan.
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Savings skyrocketed during the pandemic, as Americans socked away more cash than they otherwise would have. According to the Fed Bank of San Francisco, households managed to build up excess savings...
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Inflation has been hovering above the 3% threshold for more than three years, perpetuating the sticker shock consumers have been experiencing since the pandemic. Every monthly increase to the...
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A recent analysis shows that McDonald’s has raised prices of some of its most popular menu items at a rate substantially outpacing inflation.
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Herman Minsky was an American economist and a professor of economics at Washington University and Bard College. He was one of the first economists to successfully explain the gross inflation...
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Here is why several comments in CEO Jamie Dimon's recent letter to shareholders should frighten stock market investors.
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McDonald’s and Starbucks dominate the fast-food industry, so what do the declines in their share prices tell us?
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Inflation — the overall upward movement of prices of goods and services — has definitely been more tame. At 3.2% in February, inflation (based on consumer price index change) is far lower than...
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According to a February 2, 2024 article in The Washington Post, grocery prices have jumped 25% since Joe Biden took office. This outpaced overall inflation, which was 19% in the same time period. The...
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Just when it seemed inflation had gone away, the producer price index rose more than expected in February, due to oil and gasoline prices.
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The cost of natural gas used in the home fell sharply last month, which helped to keep U.S. inflation in check.
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