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What Will an Economic Recovery Build Upon?

Garrett Johnson | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosures, Price Increases, Housing Numbers, Foreign Trade, Fiscal Health, Green Shoots, Economic Recovery, Consumer Spending, Recession, Reinflating the Housing Bubble, Housing Bubble, Fundamentals of the Economy, Business News
Garrett Johnson

The economy: Has it bottomed? Are we recovering? Will we see a "V" shaped bounce? Or a "U"? Or a "W"? Let's examine exactly what is going to lead this economy out of our deep recession.

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Biggest Price Rise In 3 Decades Shocks Shoppers

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 08.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Inflation, Economy, Rising Prices, Rising Inflation, Price Increases, Consumer Spending Down, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Business News

WASHINGTON — Rising prices, falling home values, stagnant wages and tight credit. It's a potent combination that has struck the American consume...

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Consumer spending up mainly because of sharp price increases

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumer Spending, Rising Prices, US Economy, Price Increases, Business News

WASHINGTON — Don't be fooled by a larger-than-expected increase in consumer spending. People aren't buying more _ they're just paying more for w...

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Sticker Shock: Bread Prices Up 14.7 Percent, Milk Prices Up 13.3 Percent

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Sticker Shock, Milk Prices, Bread Prices, Price Increases, Increased Food Prices, Grocery Bills, Consumer Prices, Increase in Consumer Prices, More Expensive Prices, Business News

WASHINGTON — Inflation rose again last month, reflecting big jumps in the cost of energy and airline tickets. And the forecast is for even bigge...

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Giving "Twelve Days Of Christmas" Gifts Would Cost $19,507

New York Times | Elizabeth Olson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: 12 Days of Christmas, Price Increases, Holiday Season, Price Inflation, Partridge in a Pear Tree, Business News

Maids a-milking finally received a raise this year and gold prices jumped, a combination that made it more costly than ever to bestow the elaborate se...

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Want Safer Toys? Be Prepared For Price Hikes

AP | Anne D'Innocenzio | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lead Paint Toys, Price Increases, Toys, Business News

Someone is going to have to pay all the extra costs of making toys safer. For now, toy makers and retailers are sharing the burden, but that's only e...

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