Medicare supplemental health insurance premiums are rising in Rhode Island
The Warwick Beacon reports on rising Medicare Supplemental premiums in Rhode Island: “Even though they’ll…
2009
writejesse Swiss Re CEO expects higher premiums in 2010
Dow Jones Newswires: “Swiss Reinsurance Co. Chief Executive Stefan Lippe said Thursday market fundamentals point…
Timber prices up 9.7 percent from a year ago
AP reports: Prices in the depressed lumber industry have risen recently, as production has fallen…
Paperboard prices are rising
Dividend Daily reports that a Goldman Sachs analyst expects containerboard prices to increase during the…
Home prices have already bottomed
A growing chorus of commentators and analysts argue that home prices are due to fall…
Southwestern Electric Power hikes rates in Arkansas
AP reports: Southwestern Electric Power Co. has won regulatory approval for two rate hikes for…
Employing Workers Will Get More Expensive in 2010
Employing workers will get even more expensive in 2010. The National Association of State Workforce…
Dr. Duru Matson Navigation Co. raises shipping prices to and from Hawaii
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports that it’s going to get a little more expensive to live…
Inflation Hawks on the Fed Express Concerns Over Inflation Expectations
The meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Nov 3-4, 2009 meeting show that the inflation…
S&P/Case-Shiller index rises for fifth consecutive month
WSJ: “The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index, a closely watched gauge of U.S. home prices, rose…