Tag: inflation
NYC: Inflation Threatens to Upend Eric Adams’ Near $100-Billion City Budget
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ fiscal 2023 budget proposal, which was unveiled on April 26 at his first...
Oil Used in Oreos and Toothpaste Becomes 10% More Expensive After Indonesia Bans Exports
Just days after Indonesia, the world’s largest exporter of the world’s most widely used vegetable oil...
Russia Admits Heavy Pressure Under Sanctions, But Says Its Economy Far From Collapse
As the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine rages into its third month, Russia’s economic engine...
German Retailers Announce Food Prices to Soar Amidst Inflation not Seen in a Generation
Mere days after Germany reported the highest inflation in generations — 7.6 percent in March — the German...
CP Rail Blaming Union for Work Stoppage Threatening Canadian Farm Output
Conductors, engineers and yard workers for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) have stopped work and are...
Everything You Need to Know About North American Gas Prices Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Although Russia’s war against neighboring Ukraine is 5,000 miles away on the other side of the world,...
More Bad News for Consumers: Visa and Mastercard Will Hike Merchant Fees In April
As North American households struggle to survive amid wildly surging inflation caused by pretexts of...
Target Raises Minimum Hourly Wage for Some Positions to $24
Retailer Target announced it would raise the minimum wage for some workers from $15 to $24 per hour to...
Skyrocketing US Gas Prices Reach $5, Is There a Ceiling?
Average gas prices are nearing the $4 per gallon mark due to unrest over the Ukrainian-Russian conflict...
Nearly Half Of Americans Earning Over 100k Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck, Report
According to a recently published report by LendingClub Corporation in partnership with PYMNTS.com, 48...
Over Half of Canadians Struggling With Cost of Living, Angus Reid Poll
According to new data released by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) on Feb. 28 over half of Canadians say...
As Fuel Prices Soar, Experts Warn Americans to Brace for Further Increases
Fuel prices across the United States continue to soar as experts warn that prices have not yet peaked...