Price Flashbacks: Remember When You Could Afford Milk, Bread And Gas Prices?

The current economic crisis means trillions lost on the stock market, personal fortunes are dwindling and financial institutions are crashing to the ground. And if, somehow, you managed to avoid being caught up in the stock market, if you'd invested exclusively in FDIC-insured banks in amounts below the maximums, if you'd spread it across several banks (and if none of those banks fail in the near future)... well, then you still might need to worry about the rising prices of things you buy all the time. GAS PRICES Gas prices are down from their incredible heights lately, but that's likely only because oil prices are diving along with the rest of the economy. If and when the world economy rebounds, oil and gas prices will go back up -- and maybe sooner, considering the emergency meeting that OPEC nations are considering having.... [read full story]