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AI corporate bonds are booming
Nvidia just joined the likes of Amazon and Alphabet in selling off billions of dollars in bonds. What do these tech giants need help financing? Data …
2 weeks ago
Nuclear power payment plan
Nuclear energy can lower one cost that has seen rapid inflation in recent years: electricity bills. But nuclear power plants aren’t cheap to build. I…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
From "How We Survive": How to Dim the Sun
Today, we’re featuring an episode from the new season of “How We Survive.”
Could dimming the sun be the key to cooling things down before the climate…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
The SpaceX share lock-up period, explained
SpaceX went public Friday, with much pomp and circumstance. Investors are already buying and selling the company’s stock — well, some investors. Empl…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Gas prices will probably go up this summer
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but all three economists we asked say gas prices are due for another hike this summer. The war in Iran continues t…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
May CPI: glass half-empty, glass half-full
The May CPI report dropped Wednesday and it’s a doozy: Inflation rose 4.2% over the last 12 months. This means wallet pressure is bearing down on con…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Why did BoA tell investors to "take profits"?
Bank of America advised investors late last week that too many red flags pointed to a market peak, and that it was time to “take profits.” In plain E…
3 weeks ago
Fed eyes sluggish wage growth
Averages wages grew 3.4% year over year, but at the same time, inflation as measured by the consumer price index, has been eating away at those gains…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
It's not just you — healthcare deductibles are ballooning
Growing health insurance premiums, particularly for plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, have been in the headlines as cuts to Medicaid roll…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
U.S. oil inventories fall to a 22-year low
Oil inventories have fallen drastically since President Trump launched the war against Iran. But it’s not because we’re suddenly using more fuel. Ins…
3 weeks, 5 days ago