Delta hikes baggage fees. Again.
Because, you know, everyone loooves baggage fees: The higher fees take effect Tuesday for Delta…
January 2010
writejesse Precious metals shine
Gold is at a 5-week high; silver and platinum are approaching 52-week highs. Charts for…
Kraft has been “raising prices across its portfolio”
So says a recent Morningstar report, according to this Forbes article about the Kraft/Cadbury merger…
Alcoa reports for Q4 a 9.3% increase in aluminum prices
Alcoa (AA) reported 4th quarter earnings tonight. AA’s average realized price per metric ton of…
Dr. Duru Washington DC the latest to hike fees for parking meters
Roz Plater of Fox 5 News reports that DC drivers will be socked with hefty…
State Farm seeks to increase Louisiana homeowners’ premiums 19.1%
Looks like Louisiana homeowners could soon be socked with a massive increase in their homeowners’…
TIP still outperforming TLT
Inflation-protected treasury bonds continue to outperform standard (non-inflation-adjusted) long-dated treasuries. Click on the chart to…
Orange juice futures at two-year highs
So far, the freezing weather in Florida has not destroyed Florida’s citrus crop, but futures…
Could Federal Reserve’s disagreement over inflation forecast signal higher inflation in the future?
The minutes for the Federal Reserve’s December meeting indicates that November’s debate over inflation and…
China’s surprise rate hike triggers selling in stocks and commodities
Apparently following through on promises to control liquidity and property speculation in the Chinese economy,…