For the nation as a whole, health care is a case of ‘pay me now or pay me a lot more later.’ Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan suggests that, absent major reform of the current system, the pressures on Medicare, …
Wholesale prices drop more than expected in JulyWASHINGTON — Wholesale prices dropped sharply in July, and over the past 12 months fell by the largest amount in more than six decades of record-keeping.
Existing home sales rose 3.8 percent in the second quarter, a report released Wednesday showed, as lower home prices and government tax breaks pushed many would-be home -buyers off the fence and into the real-estate market. …
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Wholesale inventories fall for 10th straight monthWASHINGTON — Businesses slashed inventories at the wholesale level for a record 10th consecutive month in June, a decline that has contributed to the longest recession since World War …
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According to market-research group IDC, Internet advertising spending has fallen an average of 5 percent across the globe this quarter, marking the second-straight quarterly decline for an industry that once showed immense promise. …
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