 A commercial jet crashes in Russia, but there were no passengers on board, only the crew. Officials say all three of them were killed in a crash under investigation. The latest reading on inflation coming in higher than expected. Inflation at the wholesale level. The producer price index rose two-tenths of a percent last month and was up 2.6% for the year ending in June. Core PPI, excluding food and energy, increased four-tenths of a percent and was up 3% for the year ending in June.