Finance
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The biggest jump in 3 years: gas’ effect on core inflation in March revealed
A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. An inflation gauge monitored by the Fed rose 0.7% in March from February, up sharply from the previous month, the
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Trump-tied public crypto company buys startup from one-time ‘cannabis king’ who serves as current advisor in deal worth up to $43 million
AI Financial, a publicly traded crypto firm tied to President Donald Trump’s family, has purchased a startup owned by one of the company’s own advisors. According to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Las Vegas-based company struck a deal last Monday worth up to $43 million to buy the crypto infrastructure business Block
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Current price of oil as of April 30, 2026
By 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil had reached $114.66 per barrel, measured using the Brent benchmark. That’s 66 cents more than it cost yesterday morning and about $53 above its price a year earlier. Oil price per barrel % Change Price of oil yesterday $113.99 +0.58% Price of oil 1 month ago $111.62 +2.72%
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How AstraZeneca’s 17,000 AI-certified employees are helping it reach a ‘stretch goal’ of $80 billion in revenue
Good morning. AstraZeneca’s AI strategy has moved well past the exploration phase as upskilling employees became a priority. The biopharmaceutical giant has now certified more than 17,000 of its employees in AI competencies, Aradhana Sarin, CFO of AstraZeneca, told me. The program mandates that all staff above a certain grade reach at least a silver-level
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The global economy has a month—eight weeks at most—to avoid a recession, warns top economist
The countdown is on: The global economy has four weeks, eight at most, if it is to avoid plunging into a recession. That’s the warning from Mohamed El-Erian, the former CEO of PIMCO, who served as chair of President Obama’s Global Development Council. This week, El-Erian said the globe will “avoid a recession, provided—and here’s the
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The debt crisis Congress has been ignoring could cost the average U.S. household $18,000 a year, according to a Brookings analysis
An excellent new study from the non-partisan Brookings Institution provides an ultra-sobering view of the potential tax increase U.S. families face in taming the runaway debt and deficits crisis that’s been near-roundly ignored in Congress and the White House. We all know the hit to either incomes, shopping tabs, social programs, or a blend of
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Meta just bumped its 2026 capex forecast up to as much as $145 billion for the AI boom—and investors flinched
Meta Platforms is splashing some serious cash on AI infrastructure, and investors have flinched. The company reported first quarter 2026 earnings results on Wednesday and raised its full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $125 billion to $145 billion, up from a previous range of $115 billion to $135 billion. Meta told investors the boost was
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Exclusive: America’s largest Black-owned bank launches podcast with mission to unlock hidden shame holding back generational wealth
For more than 50 years, OneUnited Bank has operated on the belief that financial empowerment in Black communities requires more than products and services—it requires confronting the systems that keep wealth out of reach. Now, the nation’s largest Black-owned bank is extending that mission into addressing how to close the racial wealth gap. On May
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The national debt fix would cost $827 billion—roughly what America spends on its entire military, economists warn
The U.S. would need to cut spending or raise taxes by $827 billion, roughly what it spends on defense, just to keep the national debt burden from doubling by 2054, according to a new report. A report published Wednesday from think tank Cato Institute finds that to maintain the 98% debt-to-GDP ratio figure that the
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Hilton’s CEO says the economy is actually C-shaped to the benefit of the middle class. Most of his competitors disagree
A cursory glance at today’s travel landscape can be a blinding look at the world of high-end indulgence. From airlines cutting economy seats to the sudden disappearance of affordable hotel rooms, the hospitality and travel sectors are pivoting to treat the high-spending consumer as the only guest who matters. The sector has been a prominent