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Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026
Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
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The U.S. freight network is broken by design. One merger could start fixing it
By Brigham A. McCownMay 21, 2026
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair
By Kamal AhmedMay 21, 2026
With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula
With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula
By Shawn TullyMay 21, 2026
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America’s new AI map shows something surprising: ‘A lot of normal people are adopting AI’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 21, 2026
Girl doing backflip into the ocean.
Your ‘flexible hot girl summer’ is going to cost you
By Catherina GioinoMay 21, 2026
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Current price of silver as of Thursday, May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of silver as of Thursday, May 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
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Investing‘We do not want humans to have the same fate as dinosaurs’: SpaceX IPO reads like Hollywood fantasy version of the future
By Bernard Condon and The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
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Big TechJames Murdoch vows ‘ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations’ as he takes over New York, Vox brands
By Jocelyn Noveck and The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
Traders work after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
InvestingWall Street thinks there’s a chance the S&P 500 could push 20% higher by 2027
By Eleanor PringleMay 21, 2026
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CommentaryTrump Accounts have a bigger problem than billionaire stock donations
By Jin Huang and Stephen RollMay 21, 2026
Elon Musk sits with his fists together, looking up.
NewslettersSpaceX’s IPO filing is full of surprises
By Allie GarfinkleMay 21, 2026
Top CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
The top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
Personal FinanceThe top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 21, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks during the Labour Party conference at ACC Liverpool on Monday.
EuropeUK treasury chief says ‘harsh global headwinds’ from wars and tariffs are harming the country’s economic outlook
By Jill Lawless and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2025
  • Jerome Powell
    InvestingJerome Powell just rattled markets by calling stocks ‘highly valued.’ BofA finds 19 of 20 key metrics in the S&P 500 are ‘statistically expensive’
    By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 25, 2025
South Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis
EconomySouth Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis
By Jason MaSeptember 29, 2025
In this photo illustration an EA Sports logo seen displayed on a smartphone.
InvestingElectronic Arts to go private in record $55 billion buyout, the largest in private equity history
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2025
Gold
InvestingU.S. gold reserves hit $1 trillion in value after record rally
By Jack Ryan and BloombergSeptember 29, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyMillions of workers are left out of the ‘low-hire, low-fire’ U.S. job market
By Michael Sasso, Augusta Saraiva, Mark Niquette and BloombergSeptember 29, 2025
Goldman Sachs says this ‘Goldilocks’ stock market could be in for a shock before the end of the year
InvestingGoldman Sachs says this ‘Goldilocks’ stock market could be in for a shock before the end of the year
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 29, 2025
  • Everyone agrees stocks are suspiciously high. And everyone agrees they’re going higher anyway
    EconomyEveryone agrees stocks are suspiciously high. And everyone agrees they’re going higher anyway
    By Jim EdwardsSeptember 25, 2025
A customer shops for furniture at an IKEA store on September 26, 2025 in Emeryville, California.
EconomyWall Street sees no ‘material drawback’ in stocks thanks to consumers, says Fed’s Hammack—problem is, shoppers are increasingly shaky
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 29, 2025
A government shutdown would delay the jobs report at a critical time as the Fed weighs more rate cuts amid mixed economic signals 
EconomyA government shutdown would delay the jobs report at a critical time as the Fed weighs more rate cuts amid mixed economic signals 
By Jason MaSeptember 28, 2025
South Korea unable to pay $350 billion in cash under trade pact
EconomySouth Korea unable to pay $350 billion in cash under trade pact
By Yoolim Lee and BloombergSeptember 28, 2025
Sam Altman looking concerned
AIEveryone’s wondering if, and when, the AI bubble will pop. Here’s what went down 25 years ago that ultimately burst the dot-com boom
By Dave SmithSeptember 28, 2025
Kenneth C. Griffin speaks at TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Shaping the Future of Philanthropy at ASPIRE at One World Observatory on May 22, 2025 in New York City.
EconomyKen Griffin has a warning for Trump and the GOP: ‘I would not underestimate how grating a 3% inflation rate could be’ on Americans
By Nino PaoliSeptember 27, 2025
  • China’s top car exporter Chery gains in Hong Kong debut
    EconomyChina’s top car exporter Chery gains in Hong Kong debut
    By Charlotte Yang and BloombergSeptember 25, 2025
The U.S. economy is running even hotter than previously thought, and GDP growth could reach 4% in Q3
EconomyThe U.S. economy is running even hotter than previously thought, and GDP growth could reach 4% in Q3
By Jason MaSeptember 27, 2025
Farmer warns ‘this is a five-alarm fire’ as time is running out ahead of harvest, and there’s still no China deal
EconomyFarmer warns ‘this is a five-alarm fire’ as time is running out ahead of harvest, and there’s still no China deal
By Didi Tang, Josh Funk and The Associated PressSeptember 27, 2025
real estate
Real EstateYour boomer parents are probably living in a house too big for them. They’re frozen in place because of taxes, top economists say
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 27, 2025
President Donald Trump smirks just off the camera in a black suit with a red tie.
EconomyAll bark, no bite: Trump’s latest trade war turns into another TACO salad for Wall Street
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 26, 2025
Stocks
EconomyWall Street snaps 3-day losing streak on moderate inflation report
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressSeptember 26, 2025
Donald Trump looks to his left, frowning
North AmericaTrump’s tariffs are bringing in serious revenue—and it’d be even higher if not for tariff dodgers costing the government $40 billion a year, Goldman Sachs says
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 26, 2025
Costco CFO promises the hot dog and drink combo will never cost more than $1.50
North AmericaCostco CFO promises the hot dog and drink combo will never cost more than $1.50
By Irina IvanovaSeptember 26, 2025
Photo: WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on September 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed several executive orders, including approving a partial sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, following a 2024 law requiring parent company ByteDance to divest or face a ban. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
InvestingTrump’s overnight demand for 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals will be ‘a meaningful commercial hit for U.S. consumers,’ top analyst says
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 26, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce 2025 Economic Outlook luncheon in Warwick, Rhode Island, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.
EconomyThe Fed’s once oh-so-certain cuts for the rest of 2025 are already fading into oblivion
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 26, 2025
NYSE broker
InvestingS&P 500 has longest losing streak for over a month as Wall Street stumbles to third straight loss
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressSeptember 25, 2025
A farmer in a tractor looks down at his field.
PoliticsWith rural America starting to see huge financial losses from tariff policies, Trump offers vague aid package to farmers in the heartland
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 25, 2025
new home sales
Real EstateThe August home sales mystery: Top analyst says ‘implausible’ housing market data ‘defies credulity’
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 25, 2025
A Gen Zer sipping a soda, looking at their phone
EconomyGen Z is so frugal they’re doctoring ‘heavy sodas’ at gas station fountains throughout the country to make one drink last all day
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 25, 2025
farmers
North America‘The frustration is overwhelming’: Soybean farmers feel betrayed as Argentina blows a hole in rural America’s $47 billion soybean bonanza
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 25, 2025
Scott Bessent, Javier Milei
EconomyScott Bessent tells NYC to ‘drop dead’ while he arranges a $20B swap line for Argentina’s chain-saw-wielding, dog-cloning president
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 25, 2025
Walmart is going head-to-head with Amazon and Target on fall sales. They could have the upper hand because no membership is required to shop
EconomyWalmart is going head-to-head with Amazon and Target on fall sales. They could have the upper hand because no membership is required to shop
By Alex Vuocolo and Retail BrewSeptember 25, 2025
NYSE broker
Economy‘The most distrusted’ bull market and economy of our lifetime: Another head-spinning revision rocks Wall Street
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 25, 2025
Shoppers wait to check out inside a Costco store in Napa, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
EconomyIf you can’t work out why you’re struggling when the economy is doing OK, it’s because you’re on the losing side
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 25, 2025
Scott Bessent
EconomyBessent halts Argentina crisis as U.S. lifeline upends short bets
By Vinícius Andrade, Nicolle Yapur and BloombergSeptember 25, 2025
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