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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose by 0.2% in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, reversing the 0.1% decline in June. The annual increase was 2.9%, the smallest since March 2021. The shelter index was the … Continue reading →

Source:  Visual Capitalist

The latest release from S&P Global regarding the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index for July underscores a marked decrease in supplier capacity utilization, falling to a four-month low not observed since April. This downturn indicates an alleviation of strains … Continue reading →

TOTD:  ‘Toon of the Day

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand was softer than expected in July, increasing by 0.1%, following a 0.2% rise in June. Over the past 12 months, the index advanced by 2.2%. The July increase was driven by a … Continue reading →

“Google’s distribution agreements are exclusive and have anticompetitive effects,” Judge Amit Mehta of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in his nearly 300-page court ruling. Mehta cited Google’s exclusive distribution agreements with browser developers, smartphone makers, and … Continue reading →

QOTD:  Quote of the Day …writing is not just the output that readers consume but a process of reflection and intellectual discovery by the writer, hopefully to originate novel ideas, not just express existing ones.  – Economist