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What’s included in the Consumer Price Index and what isn’t?
WEBNov 22, 2021 · The latest Consumer Price Index figure, released by the Labor Department last week, showed that annual inflation is at 6.2% — its highest rate since 1990. Steve Reed, an economist with the ...
Who's able to purchase a home in this economy? - Marketplace
WEBJun 24, 2021 · Prices have skyrocketed, with new homes rising 18% and pre-owned ones up almost 24% in the past year. Kavanaugh said the couple was originally looking for a home in the $150,000 to $200,000 range ...
Money and millennials: The cost of living in 2022 vs. 1972
WEBAug 17, 2022 · The median price of a home in the second quarter of 1972 was just $26,800, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, amounting to roughly $189,500 in current dollars. Since then, home prices have ...
With more products on sale, consumers are ready to buy
WEBAug 25, 2022 · A late summer theme is big chain stores saying they’re turning to big sales to get people to buy excess inventory that piled up amid pandemic distortions.
Are employers legally required to post job openings?
WEBAug 24, 2021 · Juliano said exceptions might include government jobs or workplaces with collective-bargaining agreements that mandate employers do so. Under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance ...
In some cities, rents are rising and apartments are scarce
WEBJul 22, 2021 · The “typical” rent in the Houston area jumped almost $100 from last year to about $1,500 a month, according to data from Zillow. That’s the region’s highest year-over-year rent increase ...
Pop-up used bookshop looks for a permanent spot - Marketplace
WEBAug 10, 2022 · Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial ...
The psychology behind rounding up for charity at checkout
WEBMar 28, 2022 · Turns out, more people agreed to round up. “So this percentage of people saying ‘yes’ to the round-up kind of takes off and brings in more overall money,” said Kelting. About 21% more ...
LA Smog: the battle against air pollution - Marketplace
WEBJul 14, 2014 · In 1954, as many as 6,000 people showed up to a protest meeting in Pasadena. Los Angeles’s pollution czar volunteered to sit in Haagen-Smit’s plexiglass smog chamber to prove ozone’s danger ...
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