Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released the consumer price index (CPI) for November, and inflation hit a 39-year high. Wall Street analysts and economists had generally expected to show the ...

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The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...