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The price of a barrel of oil has fallen by about 20 per cent in the past month, a situation that would normally result in a comparable decline in the price consumers see when they fill up their cars with gasoline. But imbalances between…

“NO ES SUFICIENTE” — It’s not enough. That was the message protest leaders in Ecuador delivered to the country’s president this past week after he said he would lower the price of both regular gas and diesel by 10 cents in response to…

There is little evidence that gasoline prices, which hit a record $5 a gallon on Saturday, will drop anytime soon. Rising prices at the pump are a key driver in the highest inflation that Americans have seen in 40 years.Everyone seems…

Inflation rates in India have increased to unprecedented levels. The annual inflation was at 6.95 per cent in March 2022, the highest since October of 2020. The higher-than-expected inflation has prompted the government to resort to taking…

As Tim Marsh looks over the fields in front of his farmhouse in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, he worries about what the future holds for his industry. Marsh said input costs in the last six months have been unprecedented, with…

Business owners in P.E.I.'s largest seasonal resort area are hoping for a busy summer following two years of COVID-19 restrictions — but many are struggling to find staff for the upcoming tourist season.Cavendish, on P.E.I.'s North Coast,…

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday offered a list of apartment real estate investment trusts whose stock investors should consider buying to take advantage of soaring rent prices."Since higher rents are only good news for landlords, why not just…

The Point of Ayr Gas Terminal in Talacre, Wales, on September 20, 2021.Christopher Furlong | Getty ImagesA global energy crunch is sending natural gas prices soaring in the U.K., Europe and Asia, hitting record highs. However, experts say…

Containers are transferred from a truck to cargo ship at the international cargo terminal of a port in Hai Phong city on August 12, 2019.Nhac Nguyen | AFP | Getty ImagesFurniture rental company Cort is jumping through hoops to manage…