 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 that 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.