rates
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The Metropolitan Water District and the San Diego County Water Authority have settled a long-running legal dispute over the rates and how much one should pay the other for delivering water.
From Los Angeles Times
Energy and energy-related equities can be partial hedges as oil prices and freight rates climb, he adds.
“As a reminder, cold weather with ice and snow lead to higher failure rates that stretch into the summer months,” he said.
Marine insurance premiums for tankers have spiked, sending shipping rates soaring.
Most significant is fiscal drag, where the thresholds that apply to different rates of tax on income are frozen.
From BBC
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