Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.
Category: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
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Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters
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How to Lure the Spendy and the Thrifty? Bring On the ‘Barbell.’
The New York Times – Business:Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time.
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Diesel Jumps Above $6 a Gallon, Adding to Inflation Pressure
The New York Times – Business:The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit to a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies.
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Why Cheap Used Cars Are So Hard to Find
The New York Times – Business:A three-year-old car was the sweet spot for buying used cars, since they have passed the peak of depreciation. But they now average about $33,000.
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Oil Keeps Rising and Diesel Hits $6 a Gallon as Middle East Tensions Mount
The New York Times – Business:Prices for the fuel jumped to a new high over mounting fears that the fighting between the United States and Iran could expand into a full-scale war.
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Trump Announces $500 Rebates for Some Obamacare Customers, Weeks Before the Election
The New York Times – Business:The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.
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Oil Prices Surge as Fighting in Middle East Escalates
The New York Times – On the Runway:The cost of crude oil hit its highest levels in months, as investors worried about diminishing oil supplies after reports that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia had captured a port city in Yemen.
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Foldable Phones Are Unpopular. Why Is Apple Selling One?
The New York Times – On the Runway:The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.
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Why November Is Becoming the Best Time for Off-Season Travel
The New York Times – Travel:The increasing popularity of September and October travel has changed the traditional shoulder season, leaving sporadic midweek troughs and a few weeks in November.
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Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Crypto Coin Plummets Upon Launching
The New York Times – Business:The president’s son portrayed his memecoin as a symbol of redemption. Critics denounced it as hypocrisy.
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Trump’s Midterm Pitch Clouded by Iran War and Canada Tariffs
The New York Times – Business:A worsening trade war and a spike in oil prices could create new economic risks as the president prepares to rally Republicans for the midterms.