Inflation Rate

Happiness Index: Nebraska Ranked First, Florida Last In Economic Happiness

Mainstreet | MainStreet.Com Staff Writers | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


The newest installment of the Happiness Index has arrived and residents of the midwest will be happy to learn that their strangle-hold on the top spot...

Our Love, Hate Relation to Inflation

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business


Max Fraad Wolff

Housing prices went nuts from 1996-2007, and there virtually no complaints. So why is speculation influenced inflation in food and energy prices the work of Satan?

Inflation Is At Highest Rate In 17 Years

AP | Martin Crutsinger | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside o...

Stock Prices Drop For Second Straight Day

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The Dow Jones industrial average has dropped 52.10 to 12,546.08 in the opening minutes of trading today, after falling 277.04 yesterday. The losses fo...