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17 Nov 2010 09:49

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Biz: To start off your day right, here’s some crappy economic news

  • +0.2% the increase in the Consumer Price Index in October – an increase, but a much more mediocre one than economists expected
  • -11.7% the drop in new housing starts in October; the Treasury’s $600 billion shot in the arm doesn’t look so bad now, does it? source

17 Jun 2009 09:08

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Biz: The recession is managing to keep down the price of goods

  • +0.1% The consumer price index increase in May, kept in check by recession-influenced inflation woes source