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Refineries brace for crude drought
President Trump’s war with Iran continues to provoke economic consequences. With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Middle East crude oil will be blocked f…
1 month, 1 week ago
CPI, demystified
The Februrary consumer price index report is out, and it’s got some new data points that can tell us what’s going on in the broader economy — even th…
1 month, 1 week ago
Jet fuel prices soar as war continues
As war in the Middle East pushes oil prices up, the price of jet fuel rises too. And that means air travel could get more expensive. The catch? Airli…
1 month, 1 week ago
Consumers were pessimistic before the war. Now what?
Consumer sentiment was already trending negative before the war in Iran started, a war that so far has precipitated climbing oil prices and geopoliti…
1 month, 1 week ago
Job numbers fall short of expectations
The latest jobs report showed a loss of 92,000 jobs in February. After months of slightly easing, unemployment crept up too, to 4.4%. Even the health…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why manufacturing employment continues to fall
The February jobs report isn’t out until Friday. Still, experts are all but certain the manufacturing sector will have lost jobs compared to last yea…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
"The Pitt" is the ultimate workplace drama
R. Scott Gemmill swore he’d never make another medical drama after “ER.” Good news: We’d argue his hit HBO Max series “The Pitt” is really a workplac…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
War sends cargo to the skies
Military conflict, like the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, can wreck carefully planned cargo routes. While some ships were sent around the Horn of …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Overnight, a wartime economy
It’s too early to know how long the U.S. and Israel war against Iran will last. One certainty? All-out war comes at a cost. Already, Qatar has cut na…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fast-casual meal deals are upon us
When you hear "meal deal" you probably think of fast-food chains, like McDonald’s. But as daily life grows more unaffordable, a new tier of chain res…
1 month, 3 weeks ago