NYT: Prescription Drug Prices up 9 percent in Past Year
NYTimes: Even as drug makers promise to support Washington’s health care overhaul by shaving $8…
writejesse Credit Suisse: Strong Steel Outlook to Boost Coal Prices
Citing strong demand from steel producers and ongoing supply constraints, Credit Suisse raised its metallurgical-coal…
Inflation fears fuel demand for art
The Wall Street Journal reports that “inflationary fears” and “expectations of higher bonuses in the…
Toll Brothers Raises Home Prices and Reduces Incentives
Toll Brothers (TOL) is a high-end homebuilder with communities in 21 states. Its chairman and…
Dr. Duru World Bank on Inflation Watch in Asia
World Bank President Robert Zoellick is wary of heightened inflation risks in Asia as stimulus…
Watching for Inflation Here, There, Everywhere
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Goodyear increases tire prices 6% to offset higher costs
AP: The price increase affects all its consumer replacement tires. The increase will be felt…
Citibank to increase checking fees
Citbank, whose parent company received tens of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailout funds, has…
West Virginia may raise state employees’ health insurance premiums by 60 percent over the next 5 years
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Salaries on the Rise Again at JPMorgan
JP Morgan is joining a growing number of companies that are increasing salaries. Reuters reports:…