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Inflation is retreating from most of the store, but big bills hold out
Prices are easing across many everyday goods, but the essential household bills families cannot skip remain stubbornly high; the checkout line got a discount, the rent did not.
On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Meet the PressurePublished
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on this story, from Meet the Pressure at 10:14 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Finance's, the jokes are ours.
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- First reported by Yahoo Finance: “Inflation is retreating from most of the store — why your biggest bills are the holdouts: Chart of the Day”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 10:14 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorInflation is cooling across most of the store, but the bills that keep a household running are the holdouts.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is the finding in this chart of the day: the price of many everyday goods is easing, while the essentials that families cannot skip have stayed stubbornly high.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the cheap stuff is getting cheaper, and the stuff you actually need is the guest who won't leave the party.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA reasonable description, Chip, though a little generous to the guest.
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