Here's the inflation breakdown for October 2024

‘It took on a life of its own’ – how a bet started the inflatable craze in the 80s

English football grounds in the late 1980s could be grey and downbeat but that changed thanks to Manchester City fan Frank Newton . Amidst the depressing backdrop of hooliganism and the imminent ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Wholesale prices rise again, PPI shows, due to stubborn pockets of inflation

U.S. wholesale prices rose a bit faster in October and suggested the battle by the Federal Reserve to reduce inflation to low prepandemic levels may go on a while.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

U.S. inflation shows signs of improvement as prices stabilize since 2022

As inflation nears the government's two percent target, food prices continue to rise while energy costs decline. Jill Schlesinger explains what these changes mean for consumers.

Should you open a home equity loan with inflation rising again?

Inflation grew again in October, leading some to wonder about the merits of borrowing from their home equity now.

Fed Expected to Cut Rates Carefully Amid Inflation Pressures

Inflation is nearing the Fed’s 2 percent goal, but rate cuts will be cautious.

Business - Inc. - 18 hours ago

Import prices post biggest increase in six months and add to U.S. inflation

The cost of imported goods snapped back in October and added a bit more upward pressure to U.S. inflation, largely because of higher fuel costs.

Business - MarketWatch - 30 minutes ago

Yahya Sinwar: the ruthless architect of Hamas’s October 7 attack

Fugitive militant who spent decades in jail has been killed in Gaza

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader described as architect of 7 October attack

Head of militant group in Gaza spent 23 years in Israeli jails, before being released in prisoner swap in 2011. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in surprise encounter with Israeli forces ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Israel says it killed Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar

World - Yahoo News - October 17

Phoenix ends 21-day streak of record October heat

Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico have had unseasonably warm fall temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average. The heat in Phoenix has been particularly extreme.

The Hamas and Hezbollah leaders killed by Israel since 7 October attack

Death of Yahya Sinwar is latest in a series of killings since the beginning of the latest war in Gaza. Middle East crisis – live updates Israel on Thursday confirmed the death of the Hamas ...