Price Appreciation

Price Appreciation

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Is someone manipulating government inflation numbers for political gain? That’s what a lot of Americans say about the most common yardstick, the consumer price index (CPI), which tracks the cost of a basket of household goods and services and often makes headlines. If they’re paying close attention, they may say the same about the more … Continued

Technically Speaking, the Future Does Not Look Very Bright

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 While the year began with tremendous optimism, record-high stock prices and an extraordinarily positive business environment, much of the economy soon came screeching to a virtual standstill in the face of the pandemic. The speed and violence of the reversal ravaged the economy in the first quarter. Take, for example, vehicle sales in the United … Continued