Phone companies jack up rates for basic phone service
David Lazarus of the L.A. Times: AT&T customers saw their monthly rate for basic residential…
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writejesse Drop in apartment construction may lead to shortages, big rent increases
Apartment rents have been falling. Vacancy rates are high. But how long will that last?…
Consequences of the Massachusetts vote
At Seeking Alpha, Bruce Krasting has interesting thoughts about last week’s vote in Massaachusetts. One…
“Stealth inflation”
At Davian Letter, Barbarian Capital discusses “stealth inflation”–“price increases that are not likely to be…
Orange County, Calif., rents fall 6.7% to mid-2006 level
Wow: The average rent for a unit in a large Orange County apartment complex fell…
Cell phone, cell phone plan prices are dropping
Here at Inflation Watch, we spend most of our time talking about rising prices, but…
Candy prices rising on increased cost of sugar
With sugar prices at 29-year highs, candy makers are hiking their prices, the Chicago Tribune…
FedEx to raise its freight prices by 5.9 percent
AP: FedEx says it will raise prices at its freight and national trucking unit by…
Wage drop is steepest since 1990; whither the American consumer?
AP reports that the spending power of American families is being squeezed: Workers saw their…
Starbucks increases prices of some drinks
CNN/Money: “Starbucks is raising prices on certain drinks by as much as 35 cents in…