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Fearing the "black hole" of graduating without a job
We're less than a month away from graduation ceremonies at college campuses across the country. But the job market college grads are entering is an u…
2 weeks ago
Will you have enough to comfortably retire?
New research shows more than a third of workers and retirees don’t think they will have enough money for their retirement years — that’s the highest …
2 weeks ago
Why markets are high despite war in the Middle East
JD Vance is expected to travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday for potential negotiations with representatives from Iran, but peace talks are stil…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Trump's pick for Fed chair heads to Capitol Hill
President Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Reserve, former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, will testify on Tuesday for his nomination hearing. Warsh is …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
How economists are making sense of our geopolitical climate
Markets were hopeful on Friday after Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to commercial vessels. Now, escalating tensions are b…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Waiting for gas prices to drop? Don't hold your breath
The Strait of Hormuz has remained largely closed, with only three sanctioned tankers making it through the waterway according to Reuters. When asked …
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Markets optimistic after Iran announces Strait of Hormuz has reopened
Iran declared on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened for all commercial vessels. While the news caused stocks to rally and oil prices to dr…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Soaring jet fuel costs could leave European planes grounded
The head of the International Energy Agency warned on Thursday that Europe could run out of jet fuel in few as six weeks. The continent is the bigges…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
What a time to be a central bank
The Federal Reserve is meeting at the end of this month to figure out what to do with interest rates. They have a tough task ahead of them: weighing …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The cost of keeping the lights on
Power utilities plan to spend $1.4 trillion over the next five years on capital projects. A lot of that boils down to grid maintenance and projects t…
2 weeks, 6 days ago