Energy Hike

DENILIQUIN, Australia — Lindsay Renwick, the mayor of this dusty southern Australian town, remembers the constant whir of the rice mill. “It was our little heartbeat out there, tickety-tick-tickety,” he said, imitating the giant fans that dried the rice, “and now it has stopped.”April Food

Oil Price Rise Fails to Open Tap

As oil prices soared to record levels in recent years, basic economics suggested that consumption would fall and supplies would rise as producers drilled for more oil.

Inflation’s rising, so pay down debt now

ROB CARRICK

The most important financial move you can make in the next six months is to get your debts under control. Pay off your credit cards, pay down your line of credit, and if you’re buying a home, don’t max out on your mortgage payments. Tough times are coming and the people who get through them in the best shape will be the ones who aren’t siphoning a lot of their household income to pay off debt.

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