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Driving less, canceling vacations, and tightening budgets: All the ways Americans are coping with soaring gas prices

Drivers are long past the point where higher gasoline costs start influencing behavior.

By Tristan BoveMay 8, 2026
Airfare is up 15%, gas is past $4, and SAP Concur data shows business travel is quietly breaking
Airfare is up 15%, gas is past $4, and SAP Concur data shows business travel is quietly breaking
By Catherina GioinoMay 8, 2026
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The job market is healing for everyone—except in the office
By Eva RoytburgMay 8, 2026
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Trump wants to repaint a historic landmark. Preservationists say it will destroy it—and cost taxpayers $7.5m
By The Associated Press and Darlene SupervilleMay 8, 2026
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Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs, telling public to draw their own conclusions
By Collin Binkley, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressMay 8, 2026
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Whirlpool has a word for what the Iran War is doing to its industry: recession
By Nick LichtenbergMay 8, 2026
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Goldman Sachs’ tech boss says tracking individual AI usage isn’t useful. He just watches how fast his 12,000 engineers move from idea to production
AIGoldman Sachs’ tech boss says tracking individual AI usage isn’t useful. He just watches how fast his 12,000 engineers move from idea to production
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 8, 2026
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Politics‘Close to zero’: Schools are spending tens of millions banning phones from classrooms, but test scores aren’t improving
By Jake AngeloMay 8, 2026
Iran may have a higher tolerance for economic pain—but the pain is excruciating as regime reveals 100% inflation in just days on some items
EconomyIran may have a higher tolerance for economic pain—but the pain is excruciating as regime reveals 100% inflation in just days on some items
By Jason MaMay 8, 2026
Vincent Clerc speaks in front of a picture of a port.
EnergyThe CEO of Maersk, which ships 14% of everything you buy, said the Iran war is adding $500 million in monthly costs it’s trying not to pass down
By Sasha RogelbergMay 8, 2026
Shivon Zilis was caught between Elon Musk, OpenAI, and motherhood
NewslettersShivon Zilis was caught between Elon Musk, OpenAI, and motherhood
By Emma HinchliffeMay 8, 2026
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CybersecurityStudent hackers get revenge on final exams as ‘ShinyHunters’ takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software
By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated PressMay 8, 2026
Michael Saylor says remarks about selling Bitcoin were intended to jam short-sellers and ‘haters’ 
CryptoMichael Saylor says remarks about selling Bitcoin were intended to jam short-sellers and ‘haters’ 
By Ben WeissMay 8, 2026
Apple promised a smarter Siri, but a lawsuit says it didn’t deliver—and you can get up to $95 back
LawApple promised a smarter Siri, but a lawsuit says it didn’t deliver—and you can get up to $95 back
By Catherina GioinoMay 8, 2026
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Pete Hegseth speaks with both hands in the air as Donald Trump looks on in the background.
Politics‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion
By Sasha RogelbergApril 15, 2026
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AIStarbucks wants you to ask ChatGPT about what coffee to get, right as America boils over with AI backlash vibes
By Tristan BoveApril 15, 2026
The Bezos-Musk space rivalry is shooting for the moon, and the winner will dominate not just the cosmos—but the future of AI infrastructure
AIThe Bezos-Musk space rivalry is shooting for the moon, and the winner will dominate not just the cosmos—but the future of AI infrastructure
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media after walking off of Air Force One at Miami International Airport on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
PoliticsTrump says the Iran war is ‘very close to over’—despite no deal, a live blockade, and threats mounting
By Eva RoytburgApril 15, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 15, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 15, 2026
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PoliticsPolarized Minnesota politicians find something to agree on: the meat raffle
By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
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LawHampshire College closes, the latest in a string of small schools to fold under demographic, financial pressure
By Michael Casey, Leah Willingham and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
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CommentaryI was a government official in the 1990s and watched the economy get turned upside-down. It’s happening again
By Maria FlynnApril 15, 2026
Gavin Newsom stands behind a podium with a piece of paper in his hands as people celebrate around him.
EconomyEconomists warned California not to raise the minimum wage to $20. They were wrong in almost every way so far, another economist says
By Sasha RogelbergApril 15, 2026
A couple being shown around a home by a realtor.
Real EstateHome sales just fell 3.6%—and the spring buying season may not save them
By Tristan BoveApril 14, 2026
Trump’s economy officially passes Biden’s for worst consumer sentiment in recorded history
EconomyTrump’s economy officially passes Biden’s for worst consumer sentiment in recorded history
By Nick LichtenbergApril 14, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s macho MAGA economy is a bust. But there are plenty of high-paying jobs for men—in nursing and teaching
By Nick LichtenbergApril 14, 2026
Transmission lines stand at the American Electric Power Co. (AEP) coal-fired John E. Amos Power Plant at dusk in Winfield, West Virginia. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
EnergyU.S. utilities are planning a $1.4 trillion spending spree, up 30%, over the next five years amid the AI construction boom
By Jordan BlumApril 14, 2026
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Real EstateThe starter economy is broken
By Nick LichtenbergApril 14, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s agricultural tariffs hit all 50 states—driving up food prices, crushing exports, and leaving farmers with nowhere to turn
By Tristan BoveApril 14, 2026
After attacks on Sam Altman’s home, experts see parallels to the Industrial Revolution
AIAfter attacks on Sam Altman’s home, experts see parallels to the Industrial Revolution
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 14, 2026
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
SuccessUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby lies on his office floor and takes 20-minute naps—and he says it doesn’t mean he’s accomplished any less
By Emma BurleighApril 14, 2026
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Law‘If I am going to advocate for others to kill and commit crimes, then I must lead by example’: OpenAI suspect’s chilling manifesto
By Olga R. Rodriguez, Juan Lozano, Lekan Oyekanmi and The Associated PressApril 14, 2026
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PoliticsTrump tips $100 to DoorDash driver who dropped off 2 McDonald’s bags at White House
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressApril 14, 2026
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PoliticsTrump finds a tough guy from Chicago that he can’t intimidate: Pope Leo
By Bill Barrow and The Associated PressApril 14, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 14, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 14, 2026
Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, is seen during the House Budget Committee markup of the "Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2025,"
Economy‘We have to be able to walk and chew gum’ on government spending, says budget chairman, addressing debt crisis and national security
By Eleanor PringleApril 14, 2026
Donald Trump walks outside, putting a fist in the air.
PoliticsTariffs are the new normal, and now most CEOs expect the import taxes to outlast the Trump administration, PwC report finds
By Sasha RogelbergApril 14, 2026
United CEO has pitched possible combination with rival American
PoliticsUnited CEO has pitched possible combination with rival American
By Siddharth Philip, Allyson Versprille, Sri Taylor and BloombergApril 13, 2026
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EnvironmentColombia approves plan to kill cocaine hippos roaming through center of country
By Manuel Rueda and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
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PoliticsTrump refuses to apologize to the Pope, offers implausible explanation for tweeting himself as Jesus
By Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Nicole Winfield and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
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LawUnion workers win their beef: New labor contract sealed at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants
By The Associated Press and Jessica HillApril 13, 2026
Sean Duffy speaks behind a podium. An American flag hangs behind him.
PoliticsThe FAA is recruiting gamers to fix America’s air traffic controller crisis—and offering $155,000 to do it
By Sasha RogelbergApril 13, 2026
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
SuccessBillionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she’s just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels America
By Emma BurleighApril 13, 2026
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PoliticsZohran Mamdani’s promise at 100 days: ‘At our stores, eggs will be cheaper. Bread will be cheaper’
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
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California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contractsplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergMay 7, 2026
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'Blue dot fever' plagues musicians like Post Malone, Meghan Trainor, and Zayn as a growing list of artists cancel tours due to lagging ticket salesplaceholder alt text
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By Eleanor PringleMay 7, 2026
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