Checking a bag on United Airlines now costs $10 more as Iran war sends jet fuel costs up nearly 100%
Most travelers flying with United Airlines will now pay $10 more to check their luggage beginning on[……] Read More
Amazon adds seller surcharge as oil spike from Iran tensions drives logistics costs higher
Evercore ISI Senior Managing Director Mark Mahaney explains why he is bullish on AI and examine[……] Read More
Plowshares into swords: Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense surge is the largest since World War II — and no one can explain how to pay for it
President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, released Friday, calls for boosting total defens[……] Read More
Jamie Dimon says the Iran war was inevitable, and the Middle East payoff could be worth it
The U.S.-Israeli campaign in Iran has been criticized as a war of choice, one with an unclear strate[……] Read More
The jobs report looks good ‘for the wrong reasons,’ top economist warns
The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%, a showin[……] Read More
Newt Gingrich wants to drop a nuke on the Strait of Hormuz. America actually looked at the same thing in 1977 in Latin America
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration had already begun promoting atomic energy to generat[……] Read More
UK accuses Iran of Hormuz ‘hijack,’ holding global economy hostage
Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world’s economy hostage as diplomats from more than[……] Read More
Iran war’s gas supply shock pushes top consumers back to coal
A deepening conflict in the Persian Gulf has upended oil and gas market[……] Read More
U.S. gas prices are at their highest since 2022, and it’s primarily hurting low-income households
The conflict in the Middle East has sent gasoline prices in the U.S. soaring to their highest level[……] Read More
Renewable energy transition could accelerate as Iran war shocks oil and gas supply
The story of the energy transition in 2025 was one of fast-paced growth and global adoption. That tr[……] Read More
Paul Krugman smacks down Trump speech with argument that $4 gas is ‘less than half’ of the Hormuz hit. Here’s what he’s talking about
In a primetime address to the nation Wednesday night, President Donald Trump cast the U.S. effort in[……] Read More
Gold price drops after Trump makes stunning claim about Iran
Gold investors had spent four days clawing back ground. Then President Donald Trump stepped to the p[……] Read More