Tag: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
D.C. Suit Accusing Amazon of Controlling Prices Is Thrown Out
A court on Friday threw out what was thought to have been the first government lawsuit in the…
Uber, Lyft Drivers Struggle With High Gas Prices
When Adam Potash started driving for Lyft six months ago to help make ends meet, he was happy…
Federal Reserve Walks a Tightrope Between Inflation and Recession
In an interview, James D. Hamilton, professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego, and a…
Why the Fed Raised Interest Rates
Shoppers at a mall in Miami Beach, Fla., earlier this month. A surge in consumer spending has helped…
What a Federal Reserve Rate Increase Means for You
Though the typical car payment has reached its highest levels since 2012, any Fed increase isn’t expected to…
Why Big Sky Is Luxurious, Pricey and Maybe the Future of Skiing.
The dominant landmark at the Big Sky ski resort in Montana is Lone Peak. At 11,166 feet, it…
As Fed Prepares to Raise Rates, Global Economy Sinks Deeper Into Turmoil
Jason Furman, an economist at Harvard University, said many forecasters had been doing what investors sometimes refer to…
Global Economy Sinks Deeper into Turmoil as Fed Prepares to Raise Rates
Jason Furman, an economist at Harvard University, said many forecasters had been doing what investors sometimes refer to…
Could Inflation Prompt Powell to Act Like Volcker?
The war in Ukraine threatens to keep costs elevated for longer. Gas prices have already surged, lifting headline…
A Plastic Factory Feels the Sting of Rising Energy Prices
Long before President Vladimir V. Putin unleashed his war on Ukraine, Mosharraf Khalid was already contending with an…
Biden Urges Americans to Blame Rising Prices on Putin. Many Do, for Now.
WASHINGTON — The price of gasoline has risen every day since Russia invaded Ukraine. Record-high inflation in the…
Inflation Rises to 7.9 Percent for February 2022
Prices climbed at the fastest pace in decades in the month leading up to the war in Ukraine,…