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Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026

Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026

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The U.S. freight network is broken by design. One merger could start fixing it

By Brigham A. McCownMay 21, 2026

Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair

Europe is considering price caps to control inflation. CEOs are shaking their heads in despair

By Kamal AhmedMay 21, 2026

With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula

With bond yields surging to 4.7%, T-notes are looking like a better deal than the pricey S&P, says the Research Affiliates’ formula

By Shawn TullyMay 21, 2026

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America’s new AI map shows something surprising: ‘A lot of normal people are adopting AI’

By Nick LichtenbergMay 21, 2026

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Your ‘flexible hot girl summer’ is going to cost you

By Catherina GioinoMay 21, 2026

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Top CD rates from major banks May 21, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more

Personal Finance Top CD rates from major banks on May 21, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more

By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026

Current price of silver as of Thursday, May 21, 2026

Personal Finance Current price of silver as of Thursday, May 21, 2026

By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026

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Investing ‘We do not want humans to have the same fate as dinosaurs’: SpaceX IPO reads like Hollywood fantasy version of the future

By Bernard Condon and The Associated PressMay 21, 2026

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Big Tech James Murdoch vows ‘ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations’ as he takes over New York, Vox brands

By Jocelyn Noveck and The Associated PressMay 21, 2026

Traders work after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Investing Wall Street thinks there’s a chance the S&P 500 could push 20% higher by 2027

By Eleanor PringleMay 21, 2026

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Commentary Trump Accounts have a bigger problem than billionaire stock donations

By Jin Huang and Stephen RollMay 21, 2026

Elon Musk sits with his fists together, looking up.

Newsletters SpaceX’s IPO filing is full of surprises

By Allie GarfinkleMay 21, 2026

Top CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%

Personal Finance Top CD rates today, May 21, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%

By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 21, 2026

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Jerome Powell

Investing Jerome Powell just rattled markets by calling stocks ‘highly valued.’ BofA finds 19 of 20 key metrics in the S&P 500 are ‘statistically expensive’

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 25, 2025

Economy Experts say Trump’s $100,000 fee for a talent visa is a handicap on the tech industry. Here are the Fortune 500 companies most affected
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 22, 2025

Everyone agrees stocks are suspiciously high. And everyone agrees they’re going higher anyway

Economy Everyone agrees stocks are suspiciously high. And everyone agrees they’re going higher anyway

By Jim EdwardsSeptember 25, 2025

China’s top car exporter Chery gains in Hong Kong debut

Economy China’s top car exporter Chery gains in Hong Kong debut

By Charlotte Yang and BloombergSeptember 25, 2025

Stephen Miran, who Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence, once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn’t independent enough

Economy Stephen Miran, who Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence, once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn’t independent enough

By Shawn TullySeptember 25, 2025

Young professional

Commentary Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is really about discrimination. ‘Youngism’ is worse than AI when it comes to eating entry-level jobs

By Jennifer MossSeptember 24, 2025

New Homes

Real Estate U.S. new-home sales unexpectedly jump over 20% in broad advance

By Michael Sasso and BloombergSeptember 24, 2025

Economy Trump’s new Fed appointee says fewer immigrants should free up more housing and lower rental costs
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressSeptember 22, 2025

Mark Carney

North America Canada population growth rate near zero on immigration curbs

By Randy Thanthong-Knight and BloombergSeptember 24, 2025

Housing costs are so high some Americans are delaying milestones like getting married, having kids and even adopting a pet

Real Estate Housing costs are so high some Americans are delaying milestones like getting married, having kids and even adopting a pet

By Sydney LakeSeptember 24, 2025

A close up photo of Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.

Energy Sam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’

By Eva RoytburgSeptember 24, 2025

Trump

Commentary Trump’s big change to the H-1B visa is a $100,000 hit to entrepreneurs, startups

By Brian HamiltonSeptember 24, 2025

Nassim Taleb

Economy ‘Black Swan’ author Nassim Taleb says your city’s new bike lane is the reason the economy sucks

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 24, 2025

Economy Ray Dalio warns ‘we’re heading into very, very dark times’ and says the solution comes from a Chinese proverb: ‘A smart rabbit has 3 holes’
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 22, 2025

Millions of Americans brace for shock as Obamacare bills could soar by 75% in 2026

Economy Millions of Americans brace for shock as Obamacare bills could soar by 75% in 2026

By Ashley LutzSeptember 24, 2025

Steph Curry says this quality made him an NBA legend. Now, it’s making him a successful CEO

Economy Steph Curry says this quality made him an NBA legend. Now, it’s making him a successful CEO

By Sheryl EstradaSeptember 24, 2025

Photo of Jerome Powell

Economy Markets sold off after Powell said six words investors don’t want to hear: ‘Equity prices are fairly highly valued’

By Jim EdwardsSeptember 24, 2025

Photo of Jerome Powell (right)

Personal Finance Jerome Powell says Congress and the private sector, not the Fed, are responsible for ‘the things that will really matter for future generations’

By Eva RoytburgSeptember 24, 2025

Close up photo of Jerome Powell looking over his glasses.

Economy Jerome Powell says Gen Z without tech skills are getting crushed in the ’low-hire, low-fire’ job market—and colleges are failing them

By Eva RoytburgSeptember 23, 2025

Jim Farley

Success Ford’s CEO: America is ignoring the ‘essential economy’ as AI eats entry-level white-collar jobs

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 23, 2025

A construction worker tries to stay cool amid a heat wave while working on new homes in Irvine Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.

Economy Alabama builders rethink deportations as raids disappear hundreds of their ‘God-fearing, family-oriented’ immigrant workers

By Eva RoytburgSeptember 23, 2025

NYSE broker

Investing Top analyst says the U.S. bull market dates all the way back to the 1980s, and stocks just hit a potentially unsustainable 363% of GDP

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 23, 2025

Javier Milei

Economy Milei’s peso is 20% overvalued and fragile, analysts say

By Nicolle Yapur, Ignacio Olivera Doll and BloombergSeptember 23, 2025

OECD warns Trump’s tariffs have ‘yet to be fully felt in the U.S. economy,’ downgrades growth forecast with grim outlook

Economy OECD warns Trump’s tariffs have ‘yet to be fully felt in the U.S. economy,’ downgrades growth forecast with grim outlook

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 23, 2025

Top analysts say Trump’s tariffs will suppress wage growth as companies cut costs to pay for them

Economy Top analysts say Trump’s tariffs will suppress wage growth as companies cut costs to pay for them

By Jim EdwardsSeptember 23, 2025

Economy Largest rail union backs $85 billion merger after job protections, but critics warn of monopoly risk

By The Associated PressSeptember 23, 2025

NYSE brokers

Investing Wall Street strategists chase S&P 500 like few times in history

By Alexandra Semenova and BloombergSeptember 23, 2025

Photo: BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 28: Humanoid robots at the humanoid robot innovation center at Shougang Park on March 28, 2025 in Beijing, China. A humanoid robot innovation center was established in Beijing to accelerate the technology supply and industrialization of humanoid robots.

Economy The AI boom is unsustainable unless tech spending goes ‘parabolic,’ Deutsche Bank warns: ‘This is highly unlikely’

By Jim EdwardsSeptember 23, 2025

Hong Kong braces for fierce winds as Super Typhoon nears

Economy Hong Kong braces for fierce winds as Super Typhoon nears

By Mary Hui, Danny Lee and BloombergSeptember 23, 2025

Zuckerberg and Trump smile at dinner together

Big Tech Mark Zuckerberg says Meta ‘misspending a couple of hundred billion’ in the U.S. would be ‘unfortunate,’ but ‘the risk is higher on the other side’

By Dave SmithSeptember 23, 2025

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase

Economy Jamie Dimon says Trump’s efficiency drive isn’t enough to avert debt crisis: ‘Like most problems, it’s better to deal with it than let it happen’

By Eleanor PringleSeptember 23, 2025

Retailers like Walmart and Target ‘can’t keep up with constant price changes’ from tariffs, so many are snipping price tags and ditching discounts

Economy Retailers like Walmart and Target ‘can’t keep up with constant price changes’ from tariffs, so many are snipping price tags and ditching discounts

By Erin Cabrey and Retail BrewSeptember 22, 2025

Donald Trump

Economy Trump’s tariffs are bringing in a ‘very significant’ amount of revenue, top analyst says: Roughly $350 billion a year

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 22, 2025

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