Latest articles by Jim Patterson
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Why Your Electric Bill Will Keep Climbing
The Kiplinger Letter There's no end in sight for energy rate hikes, so look for ways to curb your power use.
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How Gas Prices Are Determined
personal finance Who controls gas prices in the U.S.? There's no puppeteer, just several factors that combine to pull and push on what you pay at the pump.
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Kiplinger's Commodities Forecast
The Kiplinger Letter Following a rocky few years for markets, we expect commodities to be less volatile in 2024, as a post-pandemic normal finally emerges.
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Four trends for the auto industry in 2024
The Kiplinger Letter Here's what to expect in the auto industry this year. If you’re in the market for a car it won’t be quite as daunting as it was during the pandemic and after.
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U.S. Natural Gas Prices Are Down, Supplies Are Up: The Kiplinger Letter
The Kiplinger Letter U.S. natural gas prices are down from last year, while production and exports keep hitting new highs.
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Tesla's Cybertruck Unlikely to Win Over Traditional Buyers: The Kiplinger Letter
The Kiplinger Letter Despite the buzz over Tesla's foray into the electric truck market, its Cybertruck suffers from shortcomings that will put off many buyers.
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Some Good News for Consumers on Heating Costs: The Kiplinger Letter
The Kiplinger Letter Most (but not all) heating costs should be cheaper this year compared to 2022.
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100 Years of The Kiplinger Letter: Centenary Special Edition
The Kiplinger Letter On September 29, 1923, the very first Kiplinger Letter was published.
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About Kiplinger’s Economic Outlooks
Economic Forecasts Regularly updated insights and analysis on the economy’s next moves.
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Auto Market Recovers Slowly but Deals Still Hard to Find: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
Economic Forecasts Understand how the auto market is slowly recovering as car inventory improves. Buyers have more options, but interest rates are still high.
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Watch Out for Bad Hurricanes This Year Due to Warmer Seas: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
Economic Forecasts Although meteorologists expect an average 2023 hurricane season, storms could be stronger due to above-normal sea temperatures.
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The EV Revolution: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
Economic Forecasts Kiplinger keeps you abreast of the latest developments in the auto sector
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Why Gas Prices May Rise This Spring
Gas prices are being hit by several factors causing them to tick up this spring.
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Kiplinger’s Economic Outlooks
Economic Forecasts Kiplinger’s Economic Outlooks: insights on the economy’s next moves.
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USPS to Raise Rates for "Holiday" Season Again
personal finance If you want to avoid surge pricing for the postal service, you’ll need to send your holiday packages in September.
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Gas Prices Are Going Down, Finally
personal finance Most forms of energy should cost less this fall, with one big exception.
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Prepare for Painful Utility Bills, Gas Station Visits
spending While brutal pump prices are dominating the headlines, consumers also are absorbing rapidly escalating utility bills.
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Are Today's Pump Prices Higher Than 2008's Gas Prices?
spending Americans haven't felt this much pain at the pump in well more than a decade, but by one measure, gas prices still haven't topped 2008's highs.
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Will Gas Prices Ever Go Down?
personal finance A few catalysts could theoretically relieve current pressures at the fuel pump, but don’t expect gas prices to go meaningfully lower soon.
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Why Are Gas Prices Still Going Up?
spending The cost of a gallon of gas is at an all-time high. What’s driving the surge and will gas prices go down anytime soon?
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COVID-19 Drives Used-Car Sales Boom
Buying & Leasing a Car Commuters afraid of public transportation in a pandemic have been scooping up wheels.
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The Frackers
Markets The Frackers is an excellent, non-technical history of the shale oil and gas boom that revolutionized the American energy industry.
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Recession Proof
Markets So what makes a recession a recession, anyway? This book explains all in plain language, giving readers an understanding of what recessions are, why they happen, and the signs that the next one is on the way.
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Brighter Spots in Energy's Slow Recovery
Economic Forecasts With crude oil likely coming off its lows, some money is returning to the oil patch.
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