But lower rates don't always mean better deals or lower home prices. In fact, rate cuts can affect the housing market in surprising ways. Some experts predict rising prices, but declines and ...

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You may have seen the headlines in this publication and elsewhere: Used electric-vehicle prices are tanking. Perhaps you’ve even noticed firsthand that, in stark contrast to a year or two ago ...

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Retailers, restaurants and other companies spent years lifting prices. Now that consumers are closing their pocketbooks, some companies are turning to discounts to win back business. Businesses ...

For more than two years now, higher prices have been pinching consumers’ wallets and testing their patience — but there’s at least one part of their monthly budget that has more breathing ...

Bush’s war on terror, which the British government keenly joined. Now another war has come along: the “war on prices”. The term was popularised by Ryan Bourne, an economist at the Cato ...

Housing prices have also caused consumers hardship. According to the CPI, shelter costs across the board have risen by 23% ...

What is the current oil price today? WTI futures traded at $73.25 per barrel, as of 9 a.m. ET. Year to date, WTI prices are down by 0.26%. Brent futures traded at $77.12/bbl, a drop of 1.71% in ...

Disneyland fans woke up Wednesday morning to find about a 6% price increase on most park tickets and a price increase between 6% to 20% on annual passes, known as Magic Keys, for Disney’s ...

What is the price of crude oil today? WTI futures traded at $74.12 per barrel, as of 9 a.m. ET. Year to date, WTI prices are up by 0.93%. Brent futures traded at $77.75/bbl, an increase of 1.46% ...

The consumer price index for September was released Thursday. It showed that inflation was 2.4% for the year ending in the month, nearing the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal. Despite recent declines ...