Inflation for April has eased to 3%. Consumer inflation eased to 2.1%.This is the lowest level recorded in nearly 16 years.The lower inflation might push the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates at its meeting next week.Annual consumer inflation for May eased to 2.1%, the lowest reading recorded since September 2004.By comparison, inflation in April…
Inflation for April has eased to 3%. April inflation has eased to 3%, its lowest level in 15 years.According to data released from Stats SA on Wednesday, annual consumer price inflation is at its lowest level since June 2005, when the rate was 2.8%. Analysts had expected it to moderate to around 3.5% from 4.1% in…
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. If the state Office of Health Care Affordability adopts the fines next week, hospitals, medical groups
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have