Why food prices remain stubbornly high even as inflation cools  

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Shoppers hoping for a little relief at the grocery store for their holiday meals will be disappointed by the Consumer Price Index released Tuesday. The CPI shows inflation cooling but food prices—particularly for some holiday staples—remain high. The CPI increased 0.1% in November, which was lower than some economists expected. Over the past 12 months,

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