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The guarantees of a forever stamp investment not so forever anymore

Mar 25, 2016
The price of a forever stamp is going to drop from 49 cents to 47 cents.
"Forever" first-class stamps.
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Explaining deflation: Why falling prices can be bad news

Feb 25, 2015
Falling prices can be great for the economy ... until they turn into deflation.
dictionary definition of deflation
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Hold that PB&J -- peanut prices are going up

Sep 14, 2011
This final note today, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- and, incidentally, bad news for the children of the Ryssdal household. ...

When do you buy organic? When do experts?

May 4, 2011
I never know when it makes sense to shell out extra money for organic foods. It's one of the reasons I started working on the story for Marketpla...