Just watch the price of oil if you want to get a sense of where airline prices are going. American Airlines CEO Parker: "The fact is there are many activities that make sense at $45 a barrel of oil, which no longer make sense at $75 per barrel." Skift's Sumers with a solid description of overall airline pricing strategy, "Rather than pricing each ticket based on how much it costs to fly the segment, with perhaps a built-in profit margin, airlines set fares based on supply and demand. It’s why a flight on Thursday evening, when more business travelers fly, is more expensive than on a Saturday morning, even though the operating cost is the same. When airlines want to raise ticket prices, they need to alter supply. By making seats more scarce, they should be able to raise prices." Oil prices have lingered in the $65 to $80 per barrel range for past quarter. (link)

WSJ's Bernstein's article title,  "When You Can't Stop Competing with Your Spouse." Bernstein: "Marriage therapists say that most often when spouses compete it’s about work. Many couples met in the office or graduate school and are in the same field. Even when they are not, work provides clear measures of success—promotions, raises, awards—that provide easy opportunities for comparison." On the topic of envy, professional or otherwise, psychologist Orenstein outlines: 1) Talk about it; 2) Appreciate your partner; 3) Give reassurance; 4) Find different ways to shine; 5) Continue to shine; 6) Turn envy into inspiration; and, 7) Take turns. (link)