Category: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

How Venezuela’s Oil Could Shake Up the World Supply

The country could, eventually, attract investment and re-emerge as a force in the oil markets, but many analysts are concerned about an oversupply.
Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last?

Companies like Kairos Energy are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.
Chevron’s Risky Bet to Stay in Venezuela May Now Give It an Advantage

The second-largest U.S. oil company, which kept pumping oil in the country after others left, could find it relatively easy to expand its operations if the political conditions there improve.
New Car Sales Are Rising Thanks to Purchases by the Well-Off

A larger proportion of new cars are being bought by affluent Americans as prices and interest rates for auto loans climb, analysts said.
Colleen Keating, CEO of Planet Fitness, on Gen Z and Strength Training

Colleen Keating, chief executive of Planet Fitness, wants them to do it in a “judgment-free zone.”
Why Haven’t Trump’s Tariffs Had a Bigger Impact?

Steep import taxes have raised prices and affected U.S. businesses, but not quite as much as expected. A new report offers some reasons.
Retirement 2026 by the Numbers

As the new year begins, savings have hit unprecedented levels, but rising health care costs and growing poverty make retirement unaffordable for many.
Tesla Car Sales Dropped 9% in 2025, Falling Behind China’s BYD

As the largest maker of electric vehicles in the United States, Tesla suffered more than other carmakers from the elimination of federal incentives.
Fed Minutes Detail Deep Divide on Timing of Further Rate Cuts

Officials at the central bank have splintered over whether rising unemployment or elevated inflation poses the bigger economic risk.
How One Father Created an Organ Empire

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to a company owned by its founder.
Tesla Robotaxis Are Big on Wall St. but Lagging on Roads

Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company’s self-driving taxis. But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start.
Shoppers Spent Big This Holiday Season, Despite Economic Pressures

Consumers spent 3.9 percent more from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21 this year compared with last year, according to a Mastercard report on holiday spending.