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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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PoliticsEric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor, rocking wide-open contest
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ brings in $629 million globally over 2 weekends
By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a newspaper
LawFederal judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal for reporting on his Epstein ties
By The Associated Press, Meg Kinnard and Josh BoakApril 13, 2026
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Politics‘NO PORT in the region will be safe’: Iran responds to Trump blockade with Gulf-wide threat
By Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
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PoliticsUnder attack from Trump, Pope says the president doesn’t understand ‘the message of the Gospel’
By Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Nicole Winfield and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
Stock futures sink while oil spikes as the U.S. Navy looks to squeeze Iran’s economy and break its grip on the Strait of Hormuz
PoliticsStock futures sink while oil spikes as the U.S. Navy looks to squeeze Iran’s economy and break its grip on the Strait of Hormuz
By Jason MaApril 12, 2026
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
EnergyA major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
By Michael Phillis and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
Here’s how a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could work. ‘This is a big task, and it’s a big gamble’
PoliticsHere’s how a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could work. ‘This is a big task, and it’s a big gamble’
By Jason MaApril 12, 2026
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North AmericaAs Iran peace talks fail, Trump and Joe Rogan watch a hobbled fighter triumph in a brutal cage match
By The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
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Economy‘I just keep seeing a lot of different aspects of life getting more expensive’: New car prices are up 30% over 6 years
By Alexa St. John and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
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CommentaryI grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Here’s what I had to unlearn to build a $1 billion business
By Samuel MuellerApril 12, 2026
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EconomyTurns out the American middle class didn’t die. It got richer—and felt poorer
By Nick LichtenbergApril 12, 2026
Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel, the cofounders of fintech company Esusu
SuccessThese cofounders quit corporate jobs, took on $100K in credit card debt, and slept in a Denny’s—now their $1.2B company is backed by Serena Williams
By Emma BurleighApril 12, 2026
JD Vance leaves Pakistan after marathon talks with Iran end without a deal as Tehran refuses U.S. demand not to develop nuclear weapons
PoliticsJD Vance leaves Pakistan after marathon talks with Iran end without a deal as Tehran refuses U.S. demand not to develop nuclear weapons
By Munir Ahmed, E. Eduardo Castillo, Samy Magdy, Cara Anna, Ben Finley, Collin Binkley and The Associated PressApril 11, 2026
Trump downplays talks for ceasefire deal with Iran, claiming military victory. ‘It doesn’t matter. From the standpoint of America, we win’
PoliticsTrump downplays talks for ceasefire deal with Iran, claiming military victory. ‘It doesn’t matter. From the standpoint of America, we win’
By The Associated PressApril 11, 2026
Appeals court says national security implications of halting White House ballroom construction must be weighed
LawAppeals court says national security implications of halting White House ballroom construction must be weighed
By Michael Kunzelman, Ben Finley and The Associated PressApril 11, 2026
Some communities are enduring unprecedented long waits on federal disaster requests, and Democrat-led states say they’re being denied
PoliticsSome communities are enduring unprecedented long waits on federal disaster requests, and Democrat-led states say they’re being denied
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressApril 11, 2026
Boeing’s moon rocket faces uncertain future under Trump’s NASA
PoliticsBoeing’s moon rocket faces uncertain future under Trump’s NASA
By Sana Pashankar and BloombergApril 11, 2026
JD Vance begins talks with Iran in Pakistan while Trump claims U.S. has begun ‘clearing out’ the Strait of Hormuz
PoliticsJD Vance begins talks with Iran in Pakistan while Trump claims U.S. has begun ‘clearing out’ the Strait of Hormuz
By Munir Ahmed, Sam Metz, E. Eduardo Castillo, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 11, 2026
U.S. Navy ships transit Hormuz ahead of mine-clearing mission
PoliticsU.S. Navy ships transit Hormuz ahead of mine-clearing mission
By Angela Cullen and BloombergApril 11, 2026
Data centers and gas demand make boring pipelines great again
EnergyData centers and gas demand make boring pipelines great again
By Jordan BlumApril 11, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett
SuccessWarren Buffett says ‘accumulating great amounts of money’ doesn’t achieve greatness—He still lives in a $31,500 Nebraska home and clipped coupons
By Emma BurleighApril 11, 2026
Drone angle view of waterfront homes on Cape Coral, Florida
Real EstateThe ‘affordability economy’ has created a housing market nobody predicted: Prices collapsing in the Sunbelt, soaring in the Rust Belt
By Shawn TullyApril 11, 2026
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Innovation‘It’s 13 minutes of things that have to go right’: Artemis II splashes down despite faulty heat shield
By Catherina GioinoApril 10, 2026
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CryptoTrump-backed World Liberty Financial tokens hit all-time low on reports of insider loans
By Jack KubinecApril 10, 2026
Kash Patel sits with his two fingers on lips
CybersecurityFirst they went after medtech, then Kash Patel. Iranian hackers’ next target is likely ‘low-hanging fruit’ in water, energy, and tourism, experts say
By Jacqueline MunisApril 10, 2026
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PoliticsKamala Harris says she’s ‘thinking about’ running for president again: ‘I’ll keep you posted’
By Steve Peoples, Matt Brown and The Associated PressApril 10, 2026
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EconomyInflation goes up by a whopping monthly rate of nearly 1%—and it’s hitting you at the grocery store and gas station
By Catherina Gioino and Eva RoytburgApril 10, 2026
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North AmericaWhy Chinese immigrants to America love Chick-fil-A so much
By Fu Ting and The Associated PressApril 10, 2026
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LawThe smoking crust: how reluctance to finish pizza slices captured a serial killer at large for 30 years
By Michael R. Sisak and The Associated PressApril 10, 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
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