The Mancession
Last quarter, during a stock market game for class, my team put our imaginary money on men. Fratty college men, to be precise. We divvied up our pretend $10,000 between beer and fast-food companies, video game stocks and trendy True Religion jeans. We thought men would keep spending, oblivious to the hard times. And we [...]
Basket Full of Goodies
The Consumer Price Index for June was released today, telling us that some things we bought last month were more expensive than they used to be. I blogged about what the numbers mean for us in Chicago today on Medill Money Mavens.
The CPI considers the average price for a basket of goods and services bought [...]
