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Feb 9th, 2018

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September U.S. Wholesale Prices Rose By Record 8.6%

It was the largest advance since the 12-month change was first calculated in 2010.

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September Inflation Matches 13-Year High

Last month's consumer price index rose 5.4% from a year earlier, in line with increases seen throughout the summer.

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August Machine Tooling Orders Hit Highest Mark in Nearly 3 Years

The year-to-date total reached $3.55 billion, the highest value through the first eight months of any year since 1998.

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Fastener Distributor Index Slows Further to 12-Month Low

Survey commentary continued to focus on supply chain havoc and labor issues.

In this Oct. 20, 2010, file photo, cans of paint are seen at a Sherwin Williams store in Brunswick, Maine. Sherwin-Williams is one of a number of companies that have warned higher costs are hurting profits.

Inflation Knocks Businesses Off Balance as Recovery Slows

Worries about inflation becoming a longer-term reality for the economy are reflected in the bond market.

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September Factory Growth Accelerated Despite Supply Chain Issues

It was the best showing for manufacturing since May.

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge was part of Boston’s Big Dig, which was infamous for its cost overruns.

Trillions in Infrastructure Spending Could Mean Hundreds of Billions in Fraud

The problem is lawmakers don’t always make preventing fraud a priority.

In this July 15 photo, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Powell: Inflation Spike Lasting Longer than Expected

He says that if inflation does not abate, the Fed is ready to use its tools to lower the pressure on prices.

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OPEC Says Oil to Remain World's Top Energy Source Through 2045

The cartel says electric cars and alternative energy will reduce demand in rich countries, but expanding economies will still rely on the fossil fuel.

A retail location is for rent, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in the SoHo neighborhood of New York. The nation's business economists now expect slower economic growth this year due to the widespread delta variant of the coronavirus, while also saying the economy could improve more quickly next year as vaccinations become more accepted.

Business Economists Lower Growth Forecasts due to Virus

The coronavirus remains the dominant variable around how the U.S. economy will do for the rest of the year and into 2022.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, Va., Jan. 2019.

Innovation Continued Even as Coronavirus Emerged

But a global intellectual property agency warned that change in the “innovation landscape” was happening too slowly.

In this March 24, 2021 photo, a sign stands near an entrance to a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Mo.

Ida Impact Slows August Industrial Output to 0.4%

Closures of Gulf Coast petrochemical plants and refineries shaved 0.3 percentage points from output.