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Beer prices are on the rise

Beer prices are on the rise

Remember Joe the Plumber? I’m sure he’s not going to be happy about this.
The cost of a beer is soon to be on the rise and the increase is due to brewers trying to compensate for not only higher commodity prices but also lower sales. …

Oil’s roller coaster ride

Oil’s roller coaster ride

Oil prices have been on a roller coaster ride over the past few months. It appears as though it can’t really make up its mind as to where it wants to go. It has been hovering between $60 and $70 a barrel for some time, …

Stop… Think About It

Stop… Think About It

As stated in an earlier article, sometimes the best movement is standing still. As true as that is, after the three month economic rally we’ve seen, it’s time to stop and refocus. In a conversation in the comments of a previous post concerning the new …

Food costs are still high, even though commodity prices are low(er).

Shrinking packages and rising product prices have been plaguing grocery stores when commodity prices were rising to new records everyday. Now it doesn’t seem like prices are going down at all versus the price of corn and other commodities.
I was finally able to buy a …

Caterpillar to cut 20,000 jobs

The largest maker of heavy duty construction equipment, Caterpillar has announced it will be slashing 20,000 jobs due to not meeting profit expectations in 2008.
Caterpillar is expecting its worst and slowest sales year since the end of World War II.
Manufacturing plants of equipment like …