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Apr 17 · 3 min read ·economics

Germany's Sick Day Problem

German workers take 24 sick days a year. The chancellor wants to know if they're all necessary.

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Apr 15 · 3 min read ·economics

Ireland's Fuel Revolt

650 fuel stations empty, the only refinery blockaded, and a government offering half a billion euros to make it stop

Apr 13 · 3 min read ·economics

McRed Bull

Red Bull at the drive-thru -- McDonald's is betting big on energy drinks and dirty sodas

Apr 10 · 3 min read ·economics

The Boom Belt

DeSantis and Abbott call the Southeast a $9T boom belt. The data backs them. The critics say it's already breaking.

Apr 9 · 3 min read ·economics

When Will Gas Prices Drop?

Gas hit $4.14 a gallon. The ceasefire should help -- but refinery closures and tariffs could keep prices painful

Apr 7 · 4 min read ·economics

Eight Dollar Diesel

San Francisco just became the first U.S. city to hit $8/gallon diesel. The war did this. California made it worse. And it may hit your grocery bill soon.

Apr 1 · 3 min read ·economics

McCormick Swallows Unilever's Food Empire

McCormick is paying $44.8 billion for Hellmann's, Knorr, and Marmite. Investors aren't thrilled.

Mar 30 · 6 min read ·economics

Who's Winning the Strait of Hormuz?

Iran shut down the world's most important oil chokepoint. But not everyone is losing.

Mar 30 · 5 min read ·economics

When Do Markets Recover?

Stocks hit their lowest since August 2025. The answer to "when do they come back?" probably depends entirely on a strait.

Mar 25 · 4 min read ·economics

Who Knew Before Trump Posted?

$580 million in oil futures traded 16 minutes before Trump's Iran announcement. Nobody's investigating.

Mar 24 · 3 min read ·economics

Who's to Blame for $4 Gas

Gas prices nearly doubled in a month and everyone has a different villain

Mar 22 · 4 min read ·economics

Is Tipping Culture Broken?

77% say tipping is ridiculous. Servers say they'd make less without it. The tipped minimum hasn't moved since 1991.

Mar 22 · 3 min read ·economics

Is Remote Work Over?

Amazon says yes. Stanford says no. The data says hybrid won.

Mar 19 · 4 min read ·economics

The Market Is Panicking

Oil past $110. Dow down 768. The Fed won't cut. And Iran just hit Qatar's gas fields.

Mar 19 · 4 min read ·economics

The Fed Holds

Inflation up, jobs down, oil through the roof. The Fed picked a side.

Mar 18 · 4 min read ·economics

Rent Forever?

75% of American households can't afford a median-priced home. The debate over whose fault it is is its own industry.

Mar 15 · 4 min read ·economics

War's Windfall

Oil companies are cashing in during this war.

Mar 15 · 4 min read ·economics

Oil At $300?

A few outliers say yes. Economics says no.

Mar 13 · 4 min read ·economics

The Inflation U-Turn

Core PCE just hit a near two-year high, erasing months of progress -- and the worst may not be here yet

Mar 11 · 3 min read ·economics

How Bad Will Gas Prices Get?

The national average just hit $3.54.