The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back low-interest rate policies.

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American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008.

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GasBuddy.com, a gasoline price website based in Gaithersburg, predicts the lowest autumn gas prices in four years this season. Last week, the national average per gallon for regular unleaded was just under $3.78. GasBuddy’s analysts say prices will fall to ...

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Starbucks is raising prices on some of its drinks by 5 cents to 20 cents starting this week, and customers can also soon expect to pay $1 more for the packaged coffee it sells in supermarkets.

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The prices of oil rose Thursday as a positive report on the U.S. labor market and more cold temperatures boosted expectations of higher demand for heating oil.

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Cel-Sci Corp., of Vienna, Va., and Elkridge, a biotechnology company that is developing new immune system-based treatments for cancer and infectious diseases, announced Friday it is implementing a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, effective on Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. home sales rose last month to the highest level since February 2007 as buyers rushed to close deals before mortgage rates increased further. Yet the gain could represent a temporary peak if higher rates slow sales in ...

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WASHINGTON — Now that the summer travel season has come to an end, AAA Mid-Atlantic says gasoline prices should start to decline due to weaker demand. In its weekly report on gas prices Sunday, AAA says the national average price ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose only slightly last month as gas costs increased more slowly. Overall, the figures showed that inflation remains mild. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index rose 0.2 percent in July after ...

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U.S. home prices surged 11.9 percent in June from a year earlier, reflecting stronger demand amid a tight supply of homes for sale. CoreLogic, a real estate data provider, said Tuesday that home prices climbed on annual basis in 48 ...

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