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Mar 24 · 3 min read ·economics

Who's to Blame for $4 Gas

Gas prices nearly doubled in a month and everyone has a different villain

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Mar 22 · 4 min read ·economics

Is Tipping Culture Broken?

77% say tipping is ridiculous. Servers say they'd make less without it. The tipped minimum hasn't moved since 1991.

Mar 22 · 3 min read ·economics

Is Remote Work Over?

Amazon says yes. Stanford says no. The data says hybrid won.

Mar 19 · 4 min read ·economics

The Market Is Panicking

Oil past $110. Dow down 768. The Fed won't cut. And Iran just hit Qatar's gas fields.

Mar 19 · 4 min read ·economics

The Fed Holds

Inflation up, jobs down, oil through the roof. The Fed picked a side.

Mar 18 · 4 min read ·economics

Rent Forever?

75% of American households can't afford a median-priced home. The debate over whose fault it is is its own industry.

Mar 15 · 4 min read ·economics

War's Windfall

Oil companies are cashing in during this war.

Mar 15 · 4 min read ·economics

Oil At $300?

A few outliers say yes. Economics says no.

Mar 13 · 4 min read ·economics

The Inflation U-Turn

Core PCE just hit a near two-year high, erasing months of progress -- and the worst may not be here yet

Mar 11 · 3 min read ·economics

How Bad Will Gas Prices Get?

The national average just hit $3.54.

Mar 2 · 4 min read ·economics

Is the Stock Market the Economy?

The Dow dropped hundreds of points last week, more today with the Iran war. For most Americans, that's irrelevant.

Mar 2 · 3 min read ·economics

What Will Warsh Actually Do?

Trump's Fed pick is a hawk who's been talking like a dove. Inflation and the Iran war just made his job harder.

Mar 2 · 3 min read ·economics

Will AI Save Inflation?

The costs are here. The productivity gains are a promise. The timing gap is the whole fight.

Feb 28 · 3 min read ·economics

Is the 2% Right?

The Fed's inflation target is treated as economic law. At least three camps think it's just a number.

Feb 27 · 3 min read ·economics

The PPI Scare

Wholesale inflation came in hot. Wall Street tanked, again. Three camps disagree on what it means for your grocery bill.

Feb 27 · 2 min read ·economics

Is Nvidia the Economy?

The chipmaker controls 92% of the AI market. Does that spell monopoly -- or just good engineering?

Feb 27 · 2 min read ·economics

Elon's Mississippi Power Plant

$20 billion in jobs, or 27 gas turbines poisoning a Black neighborhood?

Feb 27 · 4 min read ·economics

Your Paycheck Is Lying to You

Economists say wages kept pace with inflation. Renters, grocery shoppers, and first-time homebuyers disagree.

Feb 25 · 3 min read ·economics

The $2 Bubble Tea Invasion

The world's biggest restaurant chain just landed in America. Not everyone's celebrating.

Feb 23 · 3 min read ·economics

The Dow Keeps Falling

Five bad things happened at once. Wall Street can't agree on which one matters.