…Tuesday that “in Illinois, where Kroger operates the Mariano’s chain, company executives create a weekly report on egg prices, comparing prices from Walmart, Meijer Inc., and Albertsons’ Jewel-Osco, said Matthew…

…commercial prices). Paying for the uninsured also relies on cross-subsidization. The higher prices paid by the privately insured cover some of the unreimbursed costs of treating the poor and uninsured….

…need a greater increase in wages. Four More Items in the Wages Outpacing Prices Debate – CEPR Dean Baker; Ben Casselman had a useful piece in the New York Times…

…vehicle prices; although with this month’s increase it is the same as used vehicle prices: As to the remaining problem children; first, electricity (gold) increased 1.2% for the month, and…

…the world. For example: In Saudi Arabia, fuel prices are set by the government rather than the market; price ceilings subsidize the price citizens pay for gasoline. The cost to state-owned oil producers…

…last summer that he would bring food prices down “on day one”—a promise he did not fulfill. As egg prices have kept ticking up in recent weeks, Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s…

…tariffs and some side articles to read also. What are tariffs, why is Trump using tariffs, and will prices rise? In response, Canada and the EU have announced new tariffs…

…prices that were 16.3 percent higher for cardiology procedures and 20.7 percent higher for gastroenterology procedures compared with specialists in independent practices. PE-affiliated specialists negotiated prices that were 6.0 percent higher for cardiology…

…Higher prices in September for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials and consumer goods more than offset lower prices for capital goods and foods, feeds, and beverages. Nonfuel import prices rose…

…3.8 Prices Paid  (-8.2) 63.9; (-5.8) 34.5; (-1.8) 4.3; (+5) 39; (-5.1) 26.2; (-3.2) 32.6 Prices Rec’d (-2.9) 27.6; (-5.8) 13.2; (+0.2) 3.4; (+11) 21; ( ) 7.9; (+0.5) 14.6…