NPR Economy
Fed President Searches for 'Secret Sauce' at Wisconsin Tool Maker, Finds It's Just Making Good Tools
Fed president visits Snap-on, learns that making 85,000 specialized tools and avoiding hobbyists is the real 'secret sauce.'
2026-07-17
NPR Economy
2026-07-08
NPR Economy
U.S. and Iran Resume Hostilities, Oil Prices Respond Like That Ex You Blocked But Still Follows
U.S.-Iran tensions flare anew, sending oil prices up and stocks down, because apparently global markets needed another reason to stress-eat.
2026-07-03
The Guardian Europe
FTSE 100 Hits Four-Month High on Hopes of Peace and Weak US Jobs Data
The FTSE 100 jumps to its highest since March, thanks to peace hopes, weak US jobs data, and a rotation out of chip stocks - because apparently bad news is good news again.
NPR Economy
Job Market Serves Up a Cold Dish: Just 57,000 New Jobs in June, and That's Before You Factor in the 74,000 That Vanished
The U.S. added just 57,000 jobs in June, the unemployment rate dropped only because people gave up looking, and wages can't keep up with inflation - but hey, the stock market had a great day.
2026-06-29
The Guardian Europe
Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Fire Regulators, Because Why Would Presidents Need an Independent Fed Anyway?
Supreme Court gives Trump the power to fire regulators at will, calls one firing unconstitutional as an afterthought, and lets a $5 million sexual abuse verdict stand.
2026-06-18
The Atlantic
Job Market Thaws, Which Is Great Unless You Were Enjoying the Ice Age
The American job market is finally hiring again, but don't call it a boom - call it a cautious thaw after a year of tariff-induced paralysis and deportation-driven uncertainty.
2026-06-17
NPR Economy
Iran War Cost U.S. $132 Billion So Far, And That's Just The 'Oops, We Did It Again' Line Item
The Iran war cost $132 billion, raised gas to $4.56, killed 13 U.S. service members, and made everyone's mortgage more expensive - but hey, oil companies are doing great.
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