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The Big Number: 2.9%
The rate of inflation in July on a yearly basis.
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Kamala Harris’s War on Prices Hits the Campaign Trail
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to make her pitch on Friday for tackling America’s affordability crunch, but many economists are skeptical.
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U.S. Awards $1.6 Billion to Texas Instruments to Build Semiconductor Plants
The funding stems from the bipartisan CHIPS Act, which aims to bolster the production of critical semiconductors in the United States.
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Kamala Harris Blames ‘Price Gouging’ for Grocery Inflation. Here’s What Economists Say.
Price increases when demand exceeds supply are textbook economics. The question is whether, and how much, the pandemic yielded an excess take.