Rising Prices, Falling Dollar Stoke Memories of the '70s- June 4, 2008 Prices have been soaring long enough and fast enough, economists say, that the nation is at risk of a self-reinforcing cycle of inflation like that experienced in the 1970s.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/303804139/AR20... Travelers Turn to Public Transit- June 3, 2008 Soaring gas prices are pushing more Americans to take public transit, with streetcars, trolleys and other light rail experiencing a 10.3 percent increase in ridership for the first quarter of the year, according to a report released yesterday by the American Public Transportation Association.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/303804140/AR20... |