When Jeff Foose welcomed Lucy, a Boston terrier, into his family in 2014, protecting her health was a big concern. His veterinarian recommended pet health insurance from a company called Trupanion, and Foose bought in. He appreciated that the company’s policy promised it would never raise his premiums by more than 20% a year. That… Continue reading As pet insurance becomes more popular, pet owners fret about rising prices, denied claims and long waits for reimbursement
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A return to ‘normal’ prices for your everyday shopping is a long way off
When did everything get to be so expensive and will prices ever come down again? The good news is that price increases have already drifted downward from the heights we experienced just last summer. At one point, year-over-year inflation had reached 9.1%, the highest rate of price increases for goods and services since the early… Continue reading A return to ‘normal’ prices for your everyday shopping is a long way off
Consumer prices fall for 1st time in 2 years
BEIJING — China reported inflation data for July that pointed to a modest improvement from June. The consumer price index fell by 0.3% in July from a year ago, but was up by 0.2% when compared with June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics Wednesday. The year-on-year CPI print for July was slightly better… Continue reading Consumer prices fall for 1st time in 2 years