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Published Dispatch coverage connected to Inflation.
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AnalysisBusiness, Finance & EconomicsThe Homeowner Is Getting Nervous Again. Contractors Need a Different Sales Play.Consumer sentiment slipped again in September as inflation expectations rose. For HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors, the useful response is not a harder close. It is a clearer path through repair, replacement, financing and the fear of making an expensive mistake.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk11 min
Breaking AnalysisBusiness, Finance & EconomicsDiesel Just Hit a Record $6.06. A 50-Truck Contractor Could Be Paying $153,000 More a Year.AAA's national diesel average reached a record $6.0556 a gallon on Sept. 11, up more than 63% from a year ago. Dispatch modeled what the increase means for 10-, 25-, 50- and 100-vehicle service fleets—and which operating levers contractors can still control.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk13 min
Breaking AnalysisBusiness, Finance & EconomicsCopper Hit $6.89, Then Dropped More Than 4%. Contractors Should Treat the Volatility as a Pricing Problem.Copper futures hit a record near $6.89 a pound before falling more than 4% after a Reuters report that the White House has not made a final decision on refined-copper tariffs. For electrical, plumbing and HVAC contractors, the real risk is not predicting copper—it is quoting work with stale material assumptions.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk13 min