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	Mar 2 2008, 10:45 AM EST	MondGu		edit	74 words added
Change: Offical data shows that increased energy and food costs, has caused a sharp increase in price. This resulted in the highest rate of inflation in 17 years. Data shows that consumer prices rose 4.1%, energy prices rose 17.4%, and food prices rose 4.9% in the year of 2007. The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 4112)
	Mar 2 2008, 9:46 AM EST	jinnykwon0314		edit	184 words added
Change: According to the article, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose to $3.10 per gallon, which was an increase View changes from previous version. (Word count: 4034)
	Mar 2 2008, 9:15 AM EST	julie.lin		edit	77 words added
Change: In a series of speeches in New York and Atlanta -- one day after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke fielded sharp questions from members of Congress View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3846)
	Mar 2 2008, 8:48 AM EST	123kc		edit	88 words added
Change: People owe more money than their homes are worth. “When homes go into foreclosure, banks face a pileup of bad assets on their books.” Banks View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3773)
	Mar 2 2008, 8:18 AM EST	HowardJing		edit	85 words added
Change: The United States has become a spending nation. Even though this is to be expected because rising wealth increases the average propensity to spend, many View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3684)
	Mar 2 2008, 7:14 AM EST	serenatu		edit	69 words added 106 words deleted
Change: Economists are worried about the disease “stagflation” coming back to haunt the U.S. economy. Prices are still rising and a government report stated that wholesale View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3600)
	Mar 2 2008, 7:13 AM EST	kl_0511	stagflation	edit	106 words added
Change: Economists are worried about the disease “stagflation” coming back to haunt the U.S. economy. Prices are still rising and a government report stated that wholesale View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3635)
	Mar 2 2008, 6:55 AM EST	J.Chiang		edit	75 words added
Change: While the rest of the world is experiencing inflation, inflation in the Philippines actually dropped. The government expected a 3.9% increase, but inflation only increased View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3528)
	Mar 2 2008, 6:13 AM EST	mrdaily		edit	174 words added
Change: Stagflation is an economic conundrum where aggregate supply decreases, or shifts to the left, resulting in both increased prices and reduced real domestic output. In View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3450)
	Mar 2 2008, 5:54 AM EST	jlau21		edit	111 words added
Change: The value of the dollar continues to slip and this time it is because of rumors that interest rates would be cut and also because View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3270)
	Mar 2 2008, 4:29 AM EST	CalebLiao		edit	62 words added
Change: "No Fridge Required" Is an article about new technology that is emerging which will take away the need to refrigerate certain medications. I think that View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3157)
	Mar 2 2008, 3:25 AM EST	ChrisFishSeah		edit	109 words added
Change: This article highlights the massive consumer purchasing slowdowns in recent months. Apparently, consumer spending has not been so weak since 2001 when the US was View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3084)
	Mar 2 2008, 2:59 AM EST	ma.sheng.lun		edit	83 words added
Change: This article talks about how because of skill shortage in India, it resulted in a cost push inflation. Because there is a shortage in the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2975)
	Mar 1 2008, 8:50 AM EST	dayzrox		edit	104 words added
Change: With United States in recession, consumers are being accused of their frugal consumption schedules and negligible savings accounts. In this article, Kelly shows how good View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2891)
	Mar 1 2008, 5:56 AM EST	Jolo		edit	117 words added
Change: President Bush acknowledged Thursday that the economy has slowed down but said the United States is not headed toward a recession. This comes at a View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2786)
	Mar 1 2008, 3:38 AM EST	agoldman		edit	80 words added
Change: Although this article primarily discusses how the US stock market is falling, it also includes the effects this decline has on consumers. In a confidence View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2667)
	Mar 1 2008, 3:20 AM EST	drewvenkatraman		edit	101 words added
Change: Consumer spending is threatening to stall out while consumer confidence, battered by soaring energy costs and falling home prices, has taken a steep nosedive." This View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2586)
	Mar 1 2008, 2:49 AM EST	kevinhuang		edit	68 words added
Change: By 2010, China hopes to reduce energy consumption per capita by 20% with a slight change to the law. In 2007 China had already shown View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2483)
	Feb 29 2008, 11:00 PM EST	KristieChung		edit	133 words added
Change: This article explores the question as to whether the United States is actually at stagflation or not. The Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernake, argues that View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2414)
	Feb 29 2008, 10:25 PM EST	andyxu		edit	101 words added
Change: This articles says that China should not delay in stepping up efforts to tame inflation because price pressures are spreading and people are increasingly taking View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2278)

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