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Wholesale prices mostly even, Labor reports WASHINGTON - Prescription drug costs surged at the wholesale level for a second straight month in June as tranquilizers and other generic drugs continued their rapid rise after five years of moderation. Most other inflation at the wholesale level was a no-show as falling energy prices offset increases elsewhere. The Labor Department reported yesterday that its Producer Price Index, which measures price pressures before they reach the consumer,...
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Labor Department reports dip in wholesale inflation in June Inflation at the wholesale level dipped 0.1 percent in June as a second big monthly jump in drug costs was offset by falling energy prices.The Labor Department reported Friday that its Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach the consumer, fell for the fourth time this year following gains of 0.2 percent in both April and May.The June decline was led by a 1.7 percent drop in energy...
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Here are highlights of today's forums. For more listings, check your online service or Chat Soup on the Internet at http://www.chatsoup.com AMERICA ONLINE: Afro-Cuban jazz pianist Hilton Ruiz on his latest work, Hands on Percussion, 9 p.m. Keywords: AOL Live.COMPUSERVE: Brian Hurley and Peter Birkwood, authors of Doing Big Business on the Internet, on starting a successful business on the Internet, 2 p.m. Go: INetCom.New on the 'Net COURT TV: Court TV:...
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The Mattress Firm, has joined the retail lineup at Trademark's Woodland Plaza Shopping Center, 8722 E. 71st St. The entry of the Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer brings the shopping center's occupancy up to 100 percent.Other retailers at the center include Bed Bath and Beyond, Barnes and Noble, Old Navy, Computer City and Blockbuster Music. Zapata to buy CoolChat Internet firm Houston-based Zapata Corp.'s Internet subsidiary Friday agreed to acquire...