But Anne Neal from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni says higher prices do not guarantee a better general education.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

That was mostly when fuel prices were so high last year that people in California were not driving to her stores.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said home prices fell seven percent in the first three months of the year.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

"This year a lot of stores are trying to reduce prices to help bring customers in during this time of recession.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

Ghiyath Nakshbendi of American University in Washington notes that the problems are linked to a worldwide collapse in real estate prices.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

They found that climate changes "are already exerting a considerable drag on yield growth" and may have affected food prices.

VOA: special.2011.05.17

American housing sales,though, have improved in recent months, helped by lower prices and a tax credit for first-time buyers.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

But marketing professor George Haley at the University of New Haven in Connecticut says China has always kept prices low.

VOA: special.2010.10.08

The situation is when farmers have to sell their produce at low prices after harvest, when supplies are greatest.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

An American stuck in London, already one of the world's highest priced cities, found that her hotel had doubled its prices.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

Most western and southern congressmen opposed the tariff bill, because it would mean higher prices to the people of their states.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

A statement noted that while food prices have decreased from their peak last year, they remain high in historical terms.

VOA: special.2009.07.11

The president says offering this choice would keep insurance companies "honest" and lead to better prices and quality.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

Critics want more. Some liberal lawmakers have proposed measures such as letting the government negotiate lower drug prices.

VOA: special.2009.08.14