Home prices have already bottomed
A growing chorus of commentators and analysts argue that home prices are due to fall…
writejesse 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…
Gold hits all-time high. Again.
Fed officials continue to tell us that inflation is contained, yet the price of gold…
Inflating Asset Prices Worry Chinese Central Bank
Reuters reports that a central bank newspaper in China has warned that government stimulus in…
States increase driver’s license and vehicle registration fees
According to USA Today, drivers are “paying higher fees for licenses and vehicle registrations as…
Health insurance premiums still rising fast
While Congress debates health care reform on Capitol Hill, employers throughout the country are bracing…