Industries

Inflation & Prices

Walmart Blames Upcoming Price Hikes on Tariffs

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Walmart says price hikes are coming this month and in the summer. You can thank tariffs on imports for them.

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Media & Entertainment

Rupert Murdoch Steps Back from Fox, News Corp

Unfortunately for the Lachlan Murdoch there is not much by way of peace in the kingdom, and indications are this may be a short reigns.

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Geopolitics

G7 Plans Russian Diamond Crackdown, Industry Says ‘Not so Fast’

A G7 plan to crack down on sanctioned Russian diamonds has run into resistance from some of the industry’s biggest players.

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Inflation & Prices

Pesky Oil Prices Are Messing With Fed’s Ability to Stick the Landing

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has met his match in the ongoing fight against inflation: skyrocketing oil costs.

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Industries

Thinning Cattle Herds Drive US Beef Prices to Record Highs

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US cattle inventories have been battered by drought, leading to record beef prices and a long road to bringing them down.

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Electric Vehicles

Saudi Arabia Reportedly Wooing Tesla for New Factory, Musk Denies It

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Industrials

Agriculture Titans Are In a Head-to-Head Battle for America’s Soy Farmers

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Energy

Production Slowdowns are Making a Luxury Item Out of Diesel

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Consumer

Airbnb Reinvents Itself to Regain Rizz

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Aibnb is branching out beyond short term rentals as it faces falling travel demand and regulatory pushback from some cities.

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Media & Entertainment

Hipgnosis to Sell Nearly Half a Billion Dollars in Music Rights

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Media & Entertainment

Cyber Attack Continues to Roil MGM’s Vegas Operations

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Oil Targets $100, Weighing on U.S. Presidential Election

Energy prices are spiraling higher – what could it mean for 2024?

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Industries

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Bite at Major Amtrak Contract

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has held talks with the Federal Railroad Administration about building a multi-billion dollar Amtrak tunnel.

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