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Don’t freak out about Kevin Warsh’s ‘credibility’
Economists and analysts kind of lost their minds about what they heard from new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh Wednesday. Or, more precisely, what they didn’t hear.
AI is making your life more expensive. Here’s how
AI is raising prices for Americans – and not just electricity bills.
Here we go again. Why oil keeps tumbling even when the Iran war drags on
Sound familiar? A pause in fighting between the United States and Iran has given oil traders hope that a diplomatic resolution could restart the flow of oil traffic out of the Middle East.

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War in Iran

Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 30, 2026.
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The war with Iran has become a battle about a tollbooth. Free seas are at risk
By Hanna Ziady and David Goldman
The world no longer has an oil problem. It has a gasoline problem
By David Goldman

Affordability in America

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I’ve spent years studying economic data. These Americans taught me what ‘affordability’ really means
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FCC chairman Brendan Carr has led the Trump administration’s targeting of ABC’s eight station licenses, which Disney has deemed a threat to the First Amendment.
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Trump’s FCC targeted ABC. Viewers rushed to its defense
The eight local ABC television stations targeted by President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission have generated a staggering amount of public support in recent weeks.
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cooled in June. It might not last
The temporary truce in the war with Iran sent gas prices – and thus inflation – lower in June, providing some fuel for a crucial economic engine: the American consumer.
New York City has paused construction at several office-to-apartment conversions since Pfizer tower structural problems
New York City is counting on office-to-apartment conversions to help relieve its housing shortage. But after structural problems earlier this month threatened a partial collapse at one of the city’s largest such projects, regulators have intensified scrutiny.
US economy’s growth was weaker than expected in the second quarter
The world’s largest economy lost steam heading into summer as red-hot demand for AI infrastructure widened the trade deficit, dampening growth.

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