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Oil drops as U.S. says deal with Iran and Hormuz reopening is near
Oil drops as U.S. says deal with Iran and Hormuz reopening is near

Global crude benchmark Brent fell as much as 5.2% to $98.12 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was near $92.

By Nicholas Lua and BloombergMay 24, 2026
Russia’s economy is much worse than it seems, and ‘elites are increasingly alarmed’ as alternate GDP gauge shows huge contraction
Russia’s economy is much worse than it seems, and ‘elites are increasingly alarmed’ as alternate GDP gauge shows huge contraction
By Jason MaMay 24, 2026
40 is the new 50: Millennial jobseekers are giving their resumes a facelift by hiding years of experience to land jobs
40 is the new 50: Millennial jobseekers are giving their resumes a facelift by hiding years of experience to land jobs
By Jacqueline MunisMay 24, 2026
U.S. reaches limit of sanctions power in targeting Iran’s economy
U.S. reaches limit of sanctions power in targeting Iran’s economy
By Magdalena Del Valle and BloombergMay 23, 2026
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BofA says you’ll be 10x more productive with AI. Ignore the 0.1% result so far
By Nick LichtenbergMay 24, 2026
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AI hallucinations are infiltrating expert work—and entering the permanent body of knowledge
By Tristan BoveMay 24, 2026
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Alaska’s oil revival sparks a new energy rush Into the Arctic
EnergyAlaska’s oil revival sparks a new energy rush Into the Arctic
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergMay 24, 2026
Trump says ‘don’t listen to the losers’ after fellow Republicans warn he’s about to make a disastrous mistake with Iran ceasefire deal
PoliticsTrump says ‘don’t listen to the losers’ after fellow Republicans warn he’s about to make a disastrous mistake with Iran ceasefire deal
By Darlene Superville, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMay 24, 2026
SpaceX stock is about to join this growing constellation of public companies building a space-based economy
InvestingSpaceX stock is about to join this growing constellation of public companies building a space-based economy
By Jason MaMay 24, 2026
The more generous U.S. ceasefire terms are, the more suspicious Iran becomes they’re a ruse for another attack, expert says
PoliticsThe more generous U.S. ceasefire terms are, the more suspicious Iran becomes they’re a ruse for another attack, expert says
By Jason MaMay 24, 2026
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EnergyNonprofit fraud isn’t surging. Enforcement is
By Sarah Webber and The ConversationMay 24, 2026
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HealthThe quiet $8 billion crisis: long COVID costs keep rising as Washington looks away
By Bruce Y. Lee, Hannah Dimmick and The ConversationMay 24, 2026
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Personal FinanceFrom Hobbes to the 14th amendment: the ancient and modern cases against Trump’s $1.8 billion fund
By Austin Sarat and The ConversationMay 24, 2026
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Health500,000 people were locked in state psychiatric hospitals. Their descendants can’t find out why
By Mike Stobbe, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressMay 24, 2026
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Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Norges Bank Investment Management annual investment conference in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
EconomyFor years, the risk Jamie Dimon was most concerned about was geopolitics. His answer has shifted
By Eleanor PringleApril 30, 2026
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    EconomyU.S. consumer confidence inches up even as the Iran war sends energy prices soaring
    By The Associated Press and Matt OttApril 28, 2026
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EconomyThe biggest jump in 3 years: gas’ effect on core inflation in March revealed
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressApril 30, 2026
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EconomyU.S. GDP rebounds from lackluster end to 2025, grows at 2% rate in first quarter
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressApril 30, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for April 30, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of Bitcoin for April 30, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 30, 2026
Current price of oil as of April 30, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 30, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 30, 2026
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EconomyThe global economy has a month—eight weeks at most—to avoid a recession, warns top economist
By Eleanor PringleApril 30, 2026
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    PoliticsZelenskyy accuses Israel of ‘purchasing stolen goods’ when it imported Russian grain, and threatens sanctions
    By The Associated PressApril 28, 2026
Global investors are shrugging off Iran worries and returning to markets in Asia, the ‘backbone of the whole AI value chain’
AsiaGlobal investors are shrugging off Iran worries and returning to markets in Asia, the ‘backbone of the whole AI value chain’
By Angelica AngApril 30, 2026
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CommentaryThom Tillis: Free markets built American prosperity. Government intervention puts it at risk
By Thom Tillis and John StanfordApril 30, 2026
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CommentaryThe Strait of Hormuz is a data problem, not just a military one
By Erik Bethel and Ami DanielApril 30, 2026
Piles of U.S. one-dollar bills split into sections of various height
EconomyThe debt crisis Congress has been ignoring could cost the average U.S. household $18,000 a year, according to a Brookings analysis
By Shawn TullyApril 30, 2026
A broken grounded plane sits on the tarmac surrounded by machinery
North AmericaTrackers will be added to emergency vehicles at LaGuardia following deadly March collision
By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated PressApril 29, 2026
  • A driver pumps gasoline at a gas station in Brooklyn, New York, in March.
    EnergyActivists call surging oil and gas profits ‘horrifying’ as energy giants post profits twice as high as 2025
    By Tristan BoveApril 28, 2026
People wait in long lines at the airport.
PoliticsMore airport disruptions may be coming as White House warns pay for TSA workers will ‘soon run out’
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressApril 29, 2026
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EconomyHilton’s CEO says the economy is actually C-shaped to the benefit of the middle class. Most of his competitors disagree
By Tristan BoveApril 29, 2026
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EconomyThe national debt fix would cost $827 billion—roughly what America spends on its entire military, economists warn
By Jake AngeloApril 29, 2026
A UPS employee pulls a cart full out packages.
EconomyFedEx and UPS are pledging to give their tariff refunds back to consumers, and the sum will likely top $5 billion
By Sasha RogelbergApril 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Powell says that the central bank will wait for clearer economic signals on the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the economy before cutting interest rates, despite pressure from the President and divisions among Fed officials. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
BankingJerome Powell defies Trump one last time, holding rates steady: ‘The facts have moved decisively in the hawkish direction,’ top economist says
By Eva RoytburgApril 29, 2026
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EuropeThe EU just blessed a car industry patent cartel—and the U.S. DOJ is fighting back
By Ike BrannonApril 29, 2026
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CommentaryAI won’t kill your job — it will kill the path to your first one
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Johan Griesel, Andrew Alam-Nist and Peter YuApril 29, 2026
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CommentaryNo, tariffs are not strengthening the economy
By Alex DuranteApril 29, 2026
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, left, and Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Norges Bank Investment Management annual investment conference in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
EconomyJamie Dimon gets candid about national debt: ‘There will be a bond crisis, and then we’ll have to deal with it’
By Eleanor PringleApril 29, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sits at a cafeteria table with schoolchildren.
EconomyMore than two-thirds of U.S. schools say they’re unable to afford the cost of student free lunch—and MAHA’s dietary guidelines may make it worse
By Sasha RogelbergApril 29, 2026
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AIThe uncomfortable truth about AI and the American worker
By Nick LichtenbergApril 29, 2026
‘Take the money and run’: Johns Hopkins economist Steve Hanke on why the UAE quit OPEC
Energy‘Take the money and run’: Johns Hopkins economist Steve Hanke on why the UAE quit OPEC
By Shawn TullyApril 29, 2026
AWS CEO Matt Garman sees huge business opportunity for Amazon in AI-powered software: ‘Everything is going to be remade’
AIAWS CEO Matt Garman sees huge business opportunity for Amazon in AI-powered software: ‘Everything is going to be remade’
By Alexei OreskovicApril 29, 2026
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EconomyThe $39 trillion national debt just got its own version of the viral Doomsday essay
By Nick LichtenbergApril 28, 2026
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AIA 160-year-old paradox explains why AI will create more lawyers and accountants—not fewer, top economist says
By Jake AngeloApril 28, 2026
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AITech is in turmoil—but the rest of corporate America isn’t. One Silicon Valley CEO knows why
By Nick LichtenbergApril 28, 2026
GM expects $500 million in Trump’s tariff refunds—just a fraction of the $3.1 billion in tariffs it paid last year
EconomyGM expects $500 million in Trump’s tariff refunds—just a fraction of the $3.1 billion in tariffs it paid last year
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 28, 2026
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Retail‘Our fans have an obsession with beverages’: McDonald’s jumps on ‘dirty soda’ trend from TikTok and ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’
By Dee-Ann Durbin, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressApril 28, 2026
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio
EconomyRay Dalio says the U.S. is ‘certainly in a stagflationary period,’ and what the Fed does next could make or break the economy
By Tristan BoveApril 28, 2026
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