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Making Sense of Inflation

The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation's mood and health. But have we misunderstood it all along?
This year, the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) was delayed a bit longer than usual, but it finally confirmed what was ...
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Indian equities could start the week on a cautiously hopeful tone. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, offering renewed support to growth and ...
For 40 years, Costco, which has a warehouse in Wilmington, has had its inflation-defying $1.50 hot dog deal. And it's more popular than ever.
As the holiday season approaches, shoppers are experiencing sticker shock with rising prices on popular toys.An economics ...
States around the country, hooked on billions of federal dollars that flooded in during COVID, don’t want the party to end. But the pandemic subsided three years ago and the federal government, which ...
The Commerce Department's delayed September PCE inflation report showed that inflation remained well above the Federal ...
Tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump saw priced goods spike 0.5% with services up 0.2% in cost, food prices up 0.4% ...
Core inflation, a price measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve, came in cooler than expected in September, according ...
Carl Cannon warned that modest reductions in the inflation rate might not be enough for President Trump and Republicans to ...
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation slowed a bit in September, likely easing the way to a widely expected interest rate cut by the central bank next week.