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Who's to Blame for $4 Gas
Gas prices nearly doubled in a month and everyone has a different villain
Read »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.
Is Remote Work Over?
Amazon says yes. Stanford says no. The data says hybrid won.
The Market Is Panicking
Oil past $110. Dow down 768. The Fed won't cut. And Iran just hit Qatar's gas fields.
The Fed Holds
Inflation up, jobs down, oil through the roof. The Fed picked a side.
Rent Forever?
75% of American households can't afford a median-priced home. The debate over whose fault it is is its own industry.
War's Windfall
Oil companies are cashing in during this war.
Oil At $300?
A few outliers say yes. Economics says no.
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
How Bad Will Gas Prices Get?
The national average just hit $3.54.
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.
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.
Will AI Save Inflation?
The costs are here. The productivity gains are a promise. The timing gap is the whole fight.
Is the 2% Right?
The Fed's inflation target is treated as economic law. At least three camps think it's just a number.
The PPI Scare
Wholesale inflation came in hot. Wall Street tanked, again. Three camps disagree on what it means for your grocery bill.
Is Nvidia the Economy?
The chipmaker controls 92% of the AI market. Does that spell monopoly -- or just good engineering?
Elon's Mississippi Power Plant
$20 billion in jobs, or 27 gas turbines poisoning a Black neighborhood?
Your Paycheck Is Lying to You
Economists say wages kept pace with inflation. Renters, grocery shoppers, and first-time homebuyers disagree.
The $2 Bubble Tea Invasion
The world's biggest restaurant chain just landed in America. Not everyone's celebrating.
The Dow Keeps Falling
Five bad things happened at once. Wall Street can't agree on which one matters.