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Ford Workers Reject Contract changes

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Gm, Wages, Cost of Living, Ford, Jobs, Cars, Cola, Automakers, Labor Costs, Hours, Chrysler, UAW Contract, Unemployment, New Contract, Increases, Labor Contract, Detroit, Uaw, Ford Contract, Auto Bailout, Business News

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labor costs, leaving...

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Lies, Statistics and Economic Statistics

Michael Brenner | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Gdp, Cost of Living, Great Recession, Recession, Economic Crisis, Business News
Michael Brenner

Here is a quick everyman's guide to economic statistics. Making sense of the figures demands a large measure of skepticism and an eye for misrepresentation and forgery.

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Surprise: Obama Isn't the Enemy of Seniors After All

Mark Miller | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Social Security, Inflation, Cost of Living, Seniors, Social Security Reform, Politics News
Mark Miller

Obama's endorsement of a one-time payment to Social Security recipients helps position him on the side of seniors at a time when many already are angry with him about health care reform.

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Food Prices Poised To Rise

DailyFinance | Dan Burrows | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Usda, Food Prices, Inflation, Cost of Living, Commodity Prices, Business News

If there's any silver lining to a recession -- albeit a thin one -- it's that consumer prices typically go down. Make no mistake, deflation is a sign ...

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Colorado Minimum Wage Will Drop By 4 Cents With Cost Of Living

Posted 10.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Minimum Wage, Colorado Minimum Wage, Economy, Consumer Price Index, Cost of Living, Recession, Colorado Minimum Wages, Co Minimum Wage to Drop, Colorado Minimum, Huffington Post Colorado Minimum Wage, Colorado to Drop Its Minimum Wage, Denver News

As the consumer pricing index continues to fall, the State of Colorado will become the first state since 1938 to lower it's minimum wage. From the ...

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Ireland, Long One Of World's Most Expensive Countries, Gets Cheaper

Global Post | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: Lifestyle in Ireland, Global Recession, Ireland Recession, Ireland Economy, Living in Ireland, Working in Ireland, Irish Economy, Ireland, Ireland Cheaper, Recession, Cost of Living, Ireland Expensive, How Expensive Is It in Ireland 2009, Ireland Expensive or Cheap, Most Expensive Countries in Europe, World News

By Conor O'Clery | GlobalPost DUBLIN -- Long classified as one of the more expensive countries in the world, Ireland is steadily becoming a cheaper...

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Colorado Minimum Wage May Drop As Living Costs Fall

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 09.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Minimum Wage Increase, Cost of Living, Adjustable Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage Law, Labor, Colorado, Minimum Wage, Personal Finance, Small Business, Economy, Home News

DENVER — Colorado's lowest-paid workers could make even less money next year. That's because the state has an adjustable minimum wage that may b...

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Vanishing Social Security COLA Adjustment Will Squeeze Some Seniors

Mark Miller | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Security, Economic Recession, Inflation, Cost of Living, Recession, Retirement, Retirement Funds, Senior Citizens, Saving for Retirement, Social Security Crisis, Social Security Benefits, Cola, Business News
Mark Miller

The vanishing COLA will squeeze many retirees hard. Social Security provides, on average, about 39 percent of income for retired households and more than 50 million people receive benefits.

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New York Cost Of Living Drops

New York Times | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 07.19.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Cost of Living, Cost of Living, New York City, New York, New York News

Most New Yorkers may not have noticed their wallets bulging, but according to the federal Department of Labor, the cost of living in New York City dec...

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Who Said A Good Newspaper Has to Be Affordable?

Jim Jaffe | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Social Security, Deflation, Inflation, Cost of Living, Media News
Jim Jaffe

At the rate we're going, the Times subscription rates will cross into the magic four-digit range before Obama exits the White House.

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Comparing Costs Today, 1950

mjperry.blogspot.com | Mark J. Perry | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, 2009 Cost of Living, FInancial Markets, Cost of Living, Economy, Change in Cost of Living, Employment, Business News

With some help from the Student Entrepreneur Society at the University of Michigan-Flint (especially Jennifer Moore), and an old 1950 Sears catalog pu...

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Cost of Living Dropped By The Most In 60 Years Last Month

Bloomberg News | Posted 12.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumer Prices Dropped, In 60 Years, Manufacturing Sank, Cost of Living, Homebuilding Sank, Recession, Financial Crisis, Business News

The cost of living in the U.S. probably fell in October by the most in almost sixty years, while manufacturing and homebuilding sank deeper into a rec...

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Stocks shoot higher as volatility continues

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 11.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Personal Finance, Finance, Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Beyond the Bailout, Banks, Consumer Prices, Cost of Living, Stocks, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street turned in another stunning finish Thursday and extended its unprecedented streak of volatility _ this time, to the upside...

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Consumer prices flat in September

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 11.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Personal Finance, Economy, Cost of Living, Consumer Prices, Inflation, Economic Downturn, Recession, Depression, Business News

WASHINGTON — Consumer prices were flat in September as retreating costs for gasoline, clothes and new cars helped to offset rising prices for fo...

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McCain Wrong, Real Estate Prices Must Devalue

Vanessa Edwards Foster | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Outsourcing, Offshoring, Depression, Wall Street Bailout, John McCain, Job Cuts, Cost of Living, Economy, McCain Campaign, Economic Crisis, Jobs, Bank Bailout, Housing Crisis, Recession, Obama McCain, McCain Obama, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Home News
Vanessa Edwards Foster

Either American living standards must continue eroding at a shocking pace, or the costs of these living standards must come down accordingly in order to give American workers a chance to compete for jobs.

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U.S. Inflation At A Glance

Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Inflation, Food Prices, Consumer Price Index, Consumer Prices, Gas Prices, Cost of Living, Weak Dollar, Recession, Economy, Business News

Reports on inflation showed big price increases at the consumer level and the wholesale level for June, driven by higher energy and food costs. Here ...

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Consumer Confidence Dives In June

AP | ELLEN SIMON | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumer Confidence, Economy, Recession, Gas Prices, Food Prices, Cost of Living, Consumer Spending, Business News

NEW YORK — U.S. consumers are the gloomiest they've been since the tail end of the last prolonged recession. Inflation, sinking home values and ...

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