The Biden administration’s sweeping plans to get more electric vehicles on the road. The big banks’ strong earnings. The Fox v. Dominion trial is starting. And tax day is almost here.
Category: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
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How Four Parents Hacked Together Their Own College Pricing Tools
Fed up with the lack of clear college pricing and other data, these parents hacked the information they needed into usable tools and guides.
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Funeral Homes Don’t Have to List Prices Online. That May Change.
The rule on price disclosure was written before widespread use of the internet. Regulators are considering an update.
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Inflation Cools Notably, but It’s a Long Road Back to Normal
Fed officials are debating how to set policy after bank blowups. Fresh inflation data are unlikely to make such decisions easier.
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Automakers Face Test in Reaching U.S. Target for Electric Vehicles
New federal rules are expected to speed the transition to E.V.s, a shift that car companies have embraced but will be challenged to carry out.
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The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin
Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price.
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The Week in Business: Cuts to Oil Production
Job growth last month continued at a steady, but slower pace. The Biden administration unveiled its plans for the I.R.S. And a new inflation reading comes out.
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The jobs numbers will factor into a complicated calculation for the Fed.
As central bankers contemplate whether to raise interest rates at their meeting in May, slowing hiring and wages may give them comfort.
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Live Music Is Roaring Back. But Fans Are Reeling From Sticker Shock.
Buying concert tickets has become a mess of high prices and surcharges, anxiety-inducing registrations and pervasive scalping as some of pop’s biggest acts hit the road again.
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Wages May Not Be Inflation’s Cause, but They’re the Focus of the Cure
While fear of a “wage-price spiral” has eased, the Federal Reserve’s course presumes job losses and risks a recession. Some see less painful remedies.
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Oil Prices Jump After Surprise OPEC Production Cut
The New York Times – Business:Adding to global economic uncertainties, oil prices rose about 5 percent on Monday after Saudi Arabia and other major producers announced a surprise cut in crude production.
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In Surprise, OPEC Plus Announces Cut in Oil Production
The New York Times – Business:Oil prices soared 7 percent on Sunday night after the group’s move to cut 1.2 million barrels a day.