Rising food and energy prices will likely hit America the same way they’ve hit other countries. Other inflationary forces are more variable from nation to nation. Still, the U.S. can’t fully escape rising prices, especially whe…
Hoping to add some safety against inflation to their portfolios, many folks have been investing in Treasury inflation-protected securities — TIPS. So now that inflation is on the horizon, they should be sitting pretty, right? …
Inflation in 2010 was low, according to the consumer price index. But underlying growth in the cost of energy, raw materials and health care could indicate significant inflation this year. And that could mean higher prices for …
Alcoa, Intel and JPMorgan Chase will kick off a new earnings season this week when they report their results for the fourth quarter of 2010. Here’s what analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect, followed by a glance at what’…
FedEx, the world’s leading package-delivery service and an ostensible bellwether of the U.S. economy, will report its latest earnings this week. Also, with the holiday shopping season well underway, Best Buy and Discover Financ…