Major automakers are set to release February sales figures on Tuesday, and analysts expect the reports will show sales improved 20% compared to a year ago. Consumers continued to warm to the slowly improving economy — so far, …
What might happen to the price of oil and how will this affect U.S. economic growth? Here are three possible scenarios.
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Americans could see gasoline spiking 10% to 18% higher in coming weeks as a result of the unrest in the Middle East, but they’re unlikely to rocket as high as some are predicting — unless the uprisings spread to Saudi Arabia. …
Inflation has inched higher in the past six months, but that’s not a danger sign, but rather a harbinger of improving economic conditions and a strengthening recovery. And that, in turn, should lead to higher wages and more hir…
The Fed’s next consumer price report out Thursday is likely to show a scant 0.3% rate in January. So why does it feel like prices everywhere are climbing noticeably? A different way of measuring inflation from MIT’s Billion Pri…