A little-noticed inflation report in the past could get a lot of market attention on Thursday

By With markets on edge over the direction of inflation , a report Thursday that often flies under the economic radar is likely to take on more importance. The Commerce Department’s measure of personal consumption expenditures prices could add to evidence that inflation is stickier than some economists and policymakers had thought. January’s reading is…

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Arizona attorney general sues landlords over ‘astronomical’ apartment rent hikes

Nine prominent landlords and a software company engaged in a price-fixing operation that led to “astronomical” apartment rent hikes in Arizona’s two largest metro areas, Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.The lawsuit alleges that Texas-based software company RealPage, Inc., which works for landlords to collect data on the rental market,…

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