inflation

Massachusetts Prices Have Fallen on These Groceries
Massachusetts Prices Have Fallen on These Groceries
Massachusetts Prices Have Fallen on These Groceries
Remember the days when you used to shop at the grocery store without getting punched in the face by inflation in every aisle?  I can't tell you how many times in the course of a grocery store run that I am in total disbelief by how expensive things have become. ...
SouthCoast Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon, but What’s Next?
SouthCoast Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon, but What’s Next?
SouthCoast Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon, but What’s Next?
For the first time in my memory, we are seeing 4's at the beginning of gas prices here on the SouthCoast. When I gassed up today, I was shocked to see regular unleaded sitting at $3.99 a gallon. Add in the 9/10 of a cent and you're only a fraction of a penny away from an unprecedented $4...
Fed Scales Back Stimulus Bond Buying Program
Fed Scales Back Stimulus Bond Buying Program
Fed Scales Back Stimulus Bond Buying Program
The Federal Reserve is scaling back its stimulus bond-buying program to 75 billion dollars a month.  That's a drop of 10 billion a month, starting next month, and signals confidence in the economic recovery.  Outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called it a modest move.  I...
“Tank the Gas Tax” Headed to Dartmouth Mall
“Tank the Gas Tax” Headed to Dartmouth Mall
“Tank the Gas Tax” Headed to Dartmouth Mall
Volunteers will be collecting signatures at the Dartmouth Mall this weekend, in an effort to repeal a part of the recently passed gasoline tax in the state. State Representative Geoff Diehl of Whitman is heading up the "Tank the Gas Tax" initiative, which looks to do away with the automatic increase with inflation...