The fine art of charging different prices for the same item Melissa Horton is a financial literacy professional. She has 10+ years of experience in the financial services and planning industry.

Dockworkers along the East and Gulf coasts have pledged to strike unless a new contract is reached by October, prompting experts to warn that higher prices and empty shelves could await consumers.

The inflation rate in Germany is expected to be +1.6% in September 2024. It is measured as the change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier. Based on the ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 8:17 am ET, was $2,643 per ounce. That’s down 0.81% from yesterday’s gold price of $2,665.

Home prices hit a new record in June amid an ongoing housing shortage, even as high mortgage rates continued to push affordability out of reach for millions of Americans. Prices increased 5.4% ...

Was it all just a passing squall? The rapid recoveries subsequently staged by most of the major share-price indices would certainly suggest so (see chart 1). But they do not quite tell the whole ...

Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Gasoline prices are on the rise, climbing nearly $0.30/gallon since the beginning of the year. What you may not realize is that ...

House prices have risen slightly so far this year, but hopes of a significant market uplift have been delayed by stubbornly high mortgage rates. The latest data from the Land Registry shows an annual ...

Falling oil prices were likely behind the announcement, but the decision had little immediate impact. On Friday, prices continued to ease, with futures for Brent crude selling for just over $71 a ...

Elevated oil prices contribute to high gas prices. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain actions on our ...

A colonoscopy can run you $1,000 to $10,000. Economists cited these examples of the roulette wheel of health care prices in their request that Congress mandate hospitals and health providers be ...