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Inflation trumps wage gains

Sep 11, 2026

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Inflation trumps wage gains

What's the new normal for global oil?

The case for healthcare price caps

Canada taxes back

As prices rise, so too does our credit reliance

Wage growth disappoints

Chevron's big bet

Even higher diesel prices are coming

Borrowing costs go boom

Oil markets brace for maintenance season

The ongoing cost of ICE raids on Latino entreprenuers

Grass is always greener

How much power does the Fed really have?

Preparing for an AI tax crisis

Does Canada need new energy partners?

When unemployment becomes endless

Sec. Bessent's big plan to finance the national debt

Let's import some inflation

Got beef?

Consumer sentiment takes a tumble

Retail feels the squeeze

Long-term bond yields hit a long-term high

Steep inflation, meet slow wage growth

Credit card delinquencies climb

Whoosh, there go our wage gains

Job losses reveal a shakier labor market

Should there be an oil export ban?

Want a raise? You might have to find a new job

Manufacturing boomed in July. Thank all that AI money

High oil prices, big oil profits

The future of self-driving cars

Why price-squeezed consumers still shell out for organic

The states making extra off of high gas prices

No, Trump's tariffs haven't reshored manufacturing jobs

TPS cuts will tear through the labor market

A year later, is Trump’s investment in Intel… a win-win?

Unemployment filings hit a 55-year low

What's driving up the 30-year Treasury yield?

What Anthropic's copyright settlement means

The four dollar threshold

Will Chevron-Iraq deal solve oil woes?

Businesses brace for tariff déjà vu

The U.S. has the steepest inflation in the G7

Inflation came down in June. Will it stay that way?

Big banks fare well in this rocky economy

The other war affecting fuel prices

Return to war could fuel inflation

Gas prices are headed back up

Despite stellar earnings, Samsung's stock slumps

Back-to-school shopping? Already?