Equal. Here are the numbers for thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 217 points. It finished at 17,141. Nasdaq notched an 87point gain. And the s p 500 was 29 points higher. As for that iffy Economic Data the Labor Department said its index of Consumer Prices fell a seasonally adjusted. 2 in september. Its not much, but its the biggest drop in eight months, and it leaves inflation well below the Central Banks 2 target. Now, the reason for the decline is primarily because of falling gasoline prices. And it is that drop in gasoline prices that caused millions of Older Americans to get some bad news. The federal government today made it official, that Social Security beneficiaries will not get an annual raise in benefits next year. Prices arent rising enough to justify one. And as Social Security benefits remain flat, nearly 1 3 of medicare recipients could be paying a lot more for their monthly premiums. Hampton pearson has the story. Reporter there will be no cost of living i
Equal. Here are the numbers for thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 217 points. It finished at 17,141. Nasdaq notched an 87point gain. And the s p 500 was 29 points higher. As for that iffy Economic Data the Labor Department said its index of Consumer Prices fell a seasonally adjusted. 2 in september. Its not much, but its the biggest drop in eight months, and it leaves inflation well below the Central Banks 2 target. Now, the reason for the decline is primarily because of falling gasoline prices. And it is that drop in gasoline prices that caused millions of Older Americans to get some bad news. The federal government today made it official, that Social Security beneficiaries will not get an annual raise in benefits next year. Prices arent rising enough to justify one. And as Social Security benefits remain flat, nearly 1 3 of medicare recipients could be paying a lot more for their monthly premiums. Hampton pearson has the story. Reporter there will be no cost of living i
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Half. It was in decline before 1996. The ban hasnt stopped gun violence. Often with illegal weapons, including a siege in sydney last year by a mentally disturbed gunman who claimed to be inspired by isis. But even steve ballas, a gun shop owner, believes australias laws are saving lives. No doubt. A lot of firearms have been taken out of undesirable hands. Theres still a lot out there, but theyre thinning them out. Reporter if you were in america, youd probably sell a lot more guns and make a lot more money. I suppose sometimes its not all about the money. There are too many guns lying around, and you lose your temper, even rational people pick up a gun and shoot somebody. Its harder if i can put it bluntly, to kill ten people with reporter 85 of australians either support the gun laws or think they should be even tougher according to a recent opinion poll. What australia does not have a is powerful and wealthy gun in the u. S. Holly williams reporting. Thank you. In another important