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Oil prices threaten Latin America's economic gains
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAre exploding oil prices about to burn Latin America? With the largest petroleum reserves outside the Middle East, the region has been on a roll in recent years. Record exports of crude and grain fueled economic growth not seen since the 1970s. The...Tags: Commodity Markets, Energy Saving, Demographics, Poverty, Illegal Immigrants
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Muni Bonds Worth A Look
The municipal bond market has had a rough ride in the past six months, but that could mean now is a good time to invest in the sector. For the second consecutive quarter, fallout from the sub-prime-induced credit crunch sent yields rising on most muni...Tags: Los Angeles, Personal Finance, Inflation and Deflation, Federal Reserve, Local Authority
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Oil loses steam amid slowdown
Chicago Tribune ReporterOil prices have retreated for the past three days, falling $18 from a record $147.27 a barrel reached last week as a stream of troubling economic data appears to have corralled oil's bull run. Inflation is up while growth is weak, the Federal Reserve...Tags: Commodity Markets, National Government, Prices, Energy Saving, Government
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Mortgage rates decline as interest-rate fears ease
Associated PressMortgage rates fell this week, with 30-year mortgage rates hitting a six-week low as investors' concern that the Federal Reserve would soon raise interest rates abated. The mortgage company Freddie Mac reported yesterday that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages...Tags: Mortgages, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, Credit Ratings
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Consumer prices jump in June
The Associated PressWASHINGTON - The price of a quart of milk, a plane ticket and a host of other products rose in June at nearly the fastest pace in a generation, taking an even bigger-than-expected bite out of the buying power of Americans. In the latest shock wave to hit...Tags: National Government, Commodity Markets, Energy Saving, Energy KD, George Bush
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Consumer prices rise at fastest pace in 26 years
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The price of a quart of milk, a plane ticket and a host of other products rose in June at nearly the fastest pace in a generation, taking an even bigger-than-expected bite out of the buying power of Americans. In the latest shock wave...Tags: Commodity Markets, National Government, Energy Saving, Energy KD, George Bush
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Fed: Next Rate Move May Be Up
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON -- Worried about rising inflation, Federal Reserve officials at their meeting in June thought the Fed's next move on interest rates was likely to be up. Documents, released Wednesday, provided insights into the Fed's thinking at the June 24-25...Tags: National Government, Ben Bernanke, Government, Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan
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State delays action on bus pact
Sun reporterThe Board of Public Works delayed action yesterday on a contract with a bus company that failed to meet Maryland's minority business goals, though two of its three members said they believe the state has taken sufficient steps to ensure the company's...Tags: National Government, Government, Contracts, Broward County, Martin O'Malley
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Inflation jumps 1.1% in June
The Associated PressConsumer prices shot up in June at the second fastest pace in 26 years with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring energy prices. The Labor Department reported that consumer prices jumped 1.1 percent last month, much worse than had been expected....Tags: Commodity Markets, National Government, Ben Bernanke, Government, Inflation and Deflation
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Soaring fuel costs boost consumer prices, inflation rate
South Florida Sun-SentinelSoaring fuel prices sent consumer prices up in South Florida and nationwide in June. Monthly inflation nationally jumped 1.1 percent, the second biggest increase in 26 years. Vehicle fuel costs in the Miami- Fort Lauderdale region topped off the past two...Tags: Florida International University, Ben Bernanke, Inflation and Deflation, Prices, Transportation
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