BBQ Prices Got Independence Day plans? They could cost you more than last year. Hosting a 4th of July barbecue for 10 people could cost you about $71.22 total, a 5% increase from last year, according to new data from the American Farm Bureau Federation. That’s more than inflation, which stood at 3.3% in May….Read more
Thanks to the continuously rising cost of living, Americans are becoming increasingly price-conscious in their shopping decisions. Now companies have a new strategy to attract shoppers again, and it’s buzzword-worthy too: Bloomberg calls it “upflation.” What Is Upflation? Remember “shrinkflation,” when companies kept prices stable while package sizes shrank? Upflation is essentially the opposite of…Read more
Possible Surprises The first week of the month is always a fun one in markets. But with some high profile economic data and a fresh start to a new quarter, we might be in for some fireworks too. For one, we might get some funky trading. Why? Investors often rebalance their portfolios at certain intervals,…Read more
