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NDSU Extension assessing food, gas price trends
Food, gas and housing prices are impacting consumers across North Dakota. The North Dakota State University Extension Service has begun a 16-month effort to assess those impacts. Extension's family economics program team developed the North Dakota...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Petroleum Industry, Economic Indicator, Consumers, Prices
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Rising rents and food prices mean Americans are paying more
Consumer prices continued to rise in October as rents and the cost of food climbed even as gas came down from its recent peak, the government said. Seasonally adjusted prices got a 0.1% boost in October from the previous month, according to the Labor...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Energy, Prices
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FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating Tuesday night. Mitt Romney wrongly claimed that it took 14 days for President Barack Obama to brand the assault on the U.S....
Tags: Immigration, General Motors Corp., Healthcare Laws, Public Finance, Tax Credits
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Worldwide unrest? Food prices and the future
U.S. farmers wonder how drought will affect grain prices and next year's crop. A prominent environmentalist's big-picture take is that the drought is fueling a wave of food unrest worldwide. "The world is in a transition from an era that's dominated...Tags: Natural Disasters, Economy, Business and Finance, Food Industry, Droughts, Washington, DC
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Shoppers find higher prices for breakfast items
Shoppers paid slightly more for food at the grocery store during the third quarter of the year, with many popular breakfast staples showing an increase in retail price. Higher retail prices for eggs, bacon, orange juice, milk and toasted oat cereal, among...Tags: Services and Shopping, Apples, Food Industry, Petroleum Industry, Groceries
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Social Security Benefits to Rise 1.7%
CNNNEW YORK -- Social Security benefits will rise by 1.7% next year, which won't be quite enough to cover the increase in prices over the last year. The increase announced by the government Tuesday is less than half of the 3.6% rise in benefits that...Tags: Medicare, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care, Petroleum Industry
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Expect small 2013 Social Security bumpup
WASHINGTON (AP)— Social Security recipients shouldn't expect a big increase in monthly benefits come January. Preliminary figures show the annual benefit boost will be between 1 percent and 2 percent, which would be among the lowest since automatic...
Tags: Medicare, Government Health Care, Petroleum Industry, Personal Income, Washington, DC
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European Union Wins Nobel Peace Prize
CNNThe European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday as it grapples with the worst crisis since its founding -- devastating debt and the threat of disintegration. The prestigious award was a salute to the struggling 27-nation union for its work in...Tags: Class Conflict, Tawakul Karman, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, European Debt Crisis, Politics
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Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year. The increase, which starts in January, is tied to a measure of inflation released Tuesday. It shows that inflation has been...
Tags: Medicare, Employees, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care, Personal Income
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Washington minimum wage to rise to $9.19 next year
Q13 FOX News OnlineWashington state's minimum wage will increase to $9.19 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2013, the Department of Labor and Industries said. The 15-cent increase marks a readjustment of the cost of living in Washington. The state currently determines its minimum...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Confidence
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Food or fuel?
This year's drought has already raised wholesale corn prices dramatically, and consumers will likely soon feel the pinch at the grocery store checkout. Economists are warning of a 3-4 percent rise in food prices this year and next as well, an especially...
Tags: Ethanol, Food Industry, Livestock Farming, Biofuels, Petroleum Industry
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Ed Page On Facebook: Should Bad Jobs Numbers Be Held Against Obama?
The following is an abridged version of a discussion on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Andrew Teixeira: I'm sorry ... I thought Congress had something to do with creating jobs?!?! Instead of clamoring to cut federal spending, maybe...Tags: Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace, Money and Monetary Policy, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Senate
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