On the first day of December, Vista Outdoor Vice President of Sales Brett Nelson announced that substantial price increases for ammunition and primers are in the pipeline. Newsweek and Fenix Ammunition confirmed the authenticity of Brett’s letter. Manufacturers...
An increasing number of Americans cannot afford the higher car prices and are falling behind on record-high car payments, which adds more misery to tighter household budgets as the U.S. economy heads for a hard-landing recession after a pandemic, supply chain crisis,...
Cattle prices rallied to record highs in September 2023 after the pandemic lows in April 2020 with live cattle futures up 130% at $187.57 and feeder cattle up 147% at $257.50. The price action has pulled back in both classes of meat over the last two months. If you...
Gone are the good old days of a prepackaged pound of coffee since the 9-12 oz. shrinkflation versions were introduced many moons ago amid the inflation-ravaged pickings at your favorite grocery store. Out of desperation, I found myself perusing the Internet for a...
It has been a year since I penned the last chapter in a series on the housing market, and it’s time to look at what transpired since last summer and fall. The affordability factor has worsened, there are rising interest rates for mortgage debt, prices remain elevated...