| Nov 8, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedFor the last two years, the debate on the economy has centered around inflation. After reaching a 40-year high last summer, inflation as measured by economists is now approaching normal levels. But despite the rapid slowdown, millions still feel squeezed by a...
| May 17, 2023 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedOftentimes, when you suspect you’re being gouged by corporate price fixers, you’re right. Take the rat-a-tat-tat of today’s price jumps at supermarkets and chain restaurants. They make you want to race to the cash register before they raise prices again. No, no cry...
| Oct 26, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss recently resigned after just 45 days in office, disgraced by her own economic prescriptions. There’s a lesson here for the United States, a nation beset by similar economic troubles. The main takeaway? Tackling inflation by rewarding...
| Oct 19, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyMy wife and I recently had the tremendous misfortune of needing to buy a car. Car prices, you may know, reached an all-time high between this year and last. There are now rumblings of a gradual decline, but rising interest rates will likely offset any savings. So with...
