Janet Yellen

International Economics

Oil Leaps, Shekel Falls After Israel Declares War

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Crude oil prices jumped to $89 a barrel as Hamas’s attack on Israel drove concerns of wider conflict across the oil-rich Middle East.

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Power Corridor

U.S. Credit Rating Slammed with Historic Downgrade

Remember America’s debt-ceiling fight? That didn’t help.

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Blockchain

Janet Yellen Warns of Coming Crypto Regulation

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Blockchain

The Amount of Illicit Crypto Activity is Actually Miniscule, Says New Research

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Economics

The United States Avoids Default… For At Least Two Months

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Legacy Media Gave Up on Cable

In 2024, legacy media giants like Disney and NBCUniversal finally had enough with cable — and started making their own off-ramps.

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year YouTube Became TV

YouTube may have started off as a platform for small screens, but now it’s increasingly dominating the living room TV.

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