Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is one reason that the fuel is scarce. Another is a series of yearslong, intertwined events that cover the globe.
Category: United States
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Is This Crypto’s Lehman Moment?
Here’s how to make sense of the industry-shaking Binance-FTX deal.
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Medication Treatment for Addiction Is Shorter for Black and Hispanic Patients, Study Finds
The analysis of 15 years of prescription data showed that the racial disparities are widening.
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Inflation Plagues Democrats in Polling. Will It Crush Them at the Ballot Box?
Americans are extremely attuned to the cost of living, and as midterm election voters head to the polls, they are divided over whom to blame.
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Amazon, Lyft and Other Tech Companies Announce Job Cuts and Hiring Freezes
Amazon said it was pausing corporate hiring, while Lyft and Stripe said they were cutting jobs.
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As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits
The pound and the euro are trading at decades-long lows against the dollar. For American students abroad, that has made weekend trips, dinners and theater tickets (somewhat) less of a splurge.
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Mortgage Rates Too High? (Blame the Fed, Wall Street and Your Neighbor.)
Lenders use several bits of data to set mortgage rates, including trading moves by investors. Without market volatility, the rate could be under 7 percent.
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Corporate America Has a Message for the Fed About Inflation
If Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell and his colleagues look at company earnings reports, these themes might catch their eye.
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Biden Administration to Offer Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women
Pregnant women are more likely to die of a drug overdose than the average woman of childbearing age, but less likely to be accepted for medication-based treatment.