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Stocks fall on inflation spike, drop in home construction
Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reason to believe an economic recovery is far off. The Dow Jones industrial average...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Stock Broking, Economy, Stock Activities, Financial Markets
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Jump in inflation puts Federal Reserve on the spot
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDespite declining energy costs, wholesale prices soared in July, giving the economy the worst 12 months of inflation in almost three decades and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The producer price index rose 1.2% in...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Stock Activities, Central Bank, Northern Trust Corporation
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Wholesale prices rise like it's 1981
The Associated PressWholesale inflation surged in July, leaving U.S. prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released Tuesday. The Labor Department reported that wholesale prices shot up 1.2 percent in July, pushed...Tags: Energy Resources, Energy Saving, Money and Monetary Policy, Foreclosures, Energy
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Inflation skyrockets
The Associated PressWholesale inflation soared in July, leaving prices rising at the fastest pace in nearly three decades. While recent declines in oil and other commodity prices raise hopes inflation may have peaked, some economists worry about the widespread nature of...Tags: Credit Ratings, Money and Monetary Policy, Market and Exchange, Federal Reserve, Petroleum Industry
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No relief for those who play it safe
Two giant mortgage companies get into hot water over risky investments. The government steps in to throw them a lifeline should they need it.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans buy homes more expensive than they can afford. Congress approves a rescue...Tags: National Government, Government, Business, Chicago Mortgages, Freddie Mac
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Fooled by backward look
Be careful about investing with your eyes on the rearview mirror. Changes in winning and losing investments have come so swiftly of late that you might not have realized your favorite approach has backfired lately. International funds, the hot sector...Tags: Trade Policy, International Trade, Sales, Foreign Exchange Market, Consumers
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Tips for fighting inflation
emi.endo@newsday.comHeadlines about a 17-year high in the inflation rate and consumer prices rising faster than expected last month came as no surprise to many consumers. The recent dip in energy costs leaves Long Island economists hopeful the inflation rate will soon...Tags: National Government, Government, Economy, Dowling College, Long Island
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McCain Agrees With Obama on Tires....Finally
BusinessWeek.comA couple of fact-checks before you watch this video. Barack Obama never suggested that proper inflation of tires would make the U.S. energy independent, just that it would be smart for consumers feeling pinched by high gas prices and that it would lead to... -
Tire Inflation--Take Two
BusinessWeek.comThe McCain campaign, incredibly, has actually doubled down on its incredibly wrong lampooning of Barack Obama for making the entirely correct point on the stump this week that a majority of Americans will save more money at the pump by making sure their... -
'Redux' bonus bad deal for soldiers
Daily PressThousands of military members entering their 15th year of service continue to be enticed by a wily government offer: a $30,000 bonus if they agree to take a deep and permanent cut in future retirement benefits. The offer is called a Career Status Bonus....Tags: Government, Financial and Business Services, Wages and Pensions, Retirement, Retirement Planning Services
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In organic markets, virtue weighed against wallets
Matthew DeBord is a writer in Los Angeles. This is from the Los Angeles Times.Whole Foods Market Inc. - or, as it's become better known recently, No. 48 in the bestselling book "Stuff White People Like" - has problems. Chiefly, there are fewer people, white or otherwise, interested in paying a premium for its ethically cultivated,...Tags: Wildlife, Genetics, Hybrid and Green Vehicles, Medical Specialization, Food and Dining Culture
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Inflation at 5.6% annual rate
McClatchy -TribuneThe job of the Federal Reserve and government policymakers got considerably more complicated yesterday when the Labor Department reported that consumer inflation is running at an annual rate of 5.6 percent, its highest level in 17 years. The Federal...Tags: Energy Saving, Money and Monetary Policy, Clubs and Associations, Energy, Homes
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