State Sen. Edward Durr has introduced a new bill that would give New Jersey families $500 to provide relief from soaring gas prices and the highest inflation in 40 years.
In spite of a modest improvement in inflation that had its roots in the services sector, consumer prices across the 19-country eurozone fell in the year to March for the second month running, official figures showed Thursday.
The lone dissenter to the Federal Reserve's decision to launch a third round of bond buying to boost the economy says he doesn't think it will provide much help. He also says it runs the risk of making future inflation worse.