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A combine unloads harvested corn into a grain cart in a field during harvest.

Business Diesel hit $5.85. The tractor does not get a vote. U.S. diesel set a record this week. One side calls the pain overblown; the other says working families cannot carry… 4 Sep 2026

Actor Mark Ruffalo, photographed at a 2017 Comic-Con panel.

Business I like Mark Ruffalo. So I read the whole thing before I made up my mind. The word "antisemite" got hung on a man I admire this week, over a post about a $111 billion merger.… 3 Sep 2026

The American flag and the Canadian flag flying side by side in the wind.

Business The U.S. Just Hit Canada With 50 Percent Tariffs, Decoded: What They Tax, What They Spare, and Who Actually Pays Trade talks collapsed at the deadline. Washington reached for Section 338, a 1930 anti-discrimination law, and taxed about US$20 billion… 22 Aug 2026

Aerial view of a U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage site on the Gulf Coast

Business The U.S. emergency oil stockpile just hit its lowest level since 1983. Here’s what that number actually tells us. America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve was built as insurance against severe supply shocks. How it has actually been used, and where… 10 Aug 2026

A household budget printout on a pale wood kitchen table with keys, a pen, a stethoscope and loose coins scattered across it

Business Wages vs. the Real Cost of Living: A 25-Year Look at Prices and Spending Habits Average pay beat average prices over 25 years. Housing, hospitals, and tuition beat pay, and they are the bills you… 24 Jul 2026

Illustration of oil tankers on the Red Sea at dusk with a hazy coastline

Business Houthis Strike Saudi Tankers in the Red Sea: Two Chokepoints, One Bill for Households A confirmed strike, a blockade threat, and a second chokepoint under pressure. The transmission from the Red Sea to your… 23 Jul 2026

Waterfront view of the Philadelphia Navy Yard showing industrial cranes, piers, modern manufacturing buildings, and American flags flying under a blue sky

Business The $24 Million Bet on U.S. Shipbuilding: The Arsenal of Democracy Twenty-four million dollars aimed at reviving American shipbuilding. What that buys, and what it does not. 19 Jul 2026

Illustration of job seekers meeting recruiters across booth tables at a busy indoor Orlando hiring fair

Business Orlando Job Fair This Thursday July 23, 2026: Who’s Hiring and What the Local Market Looks Like Who is hiring in Orlando this Thursday, and what the roster of employers says about the local job market. 19 Jul 2026

Painted illustration of oil tankers spread across a wide open seaway at dusk, a warship in the distance and a faint far shoreline on the horizon, evoking the Strait of Hormuz.

Business The U.S. Is Blockading Iran, and Both Sides Are Squeezing the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s What It Does to Your Gas Bill. A blockade in the Gulf and a chokepoint under pressure. The line from the Strait of Hormuz to the number… 15 Jul 2026