Current price of oil as of October 29, 2026
By 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time on October 29, 2026, oil had reached $115.40 per barrel, measured using the Brent benchmark. That’s 85 cents less than it cost yesterday morning and…
Read article →Current price of gold as of October 29, 2026
As of 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time on October 29, 2026, gold was priced at $4,025 per ounce. This represents a $30 fall from yesterday at the same hour and an…
Read article →Mark Cuban says Gen Z should think more like Jeff Bezos and stop chasing the perfect job: ‘Just get a job’—even at McDonald’s or Dairy Queen
While Mark Cuban is known today as a billionaire investor who built his fortune in tech, his early career looked a lot less glamorous. Before he finished college, he was…
Read article →‘The inflation outlook has become more concerning’: Incomes declined 0.3% and consumer prices jumped 3.6% in September as midterms loom
An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve accelerated last month, showing that prices remain elevated less than a week before midterm elections in which the uncomfortably high cost…
Read article →Mark Cuban says owning the Mavericks went from being about basketball to ‘about valuations’ and created ‘more stress’—it still made him $4.3 billion
Mark Cuban bought the Dallas Mavericks because he thought it would be fun. By the time he sold, he says, it had stopped being about basketball. Recommended Video “It went…
Read article →Which Gen Z will show up for the midterms: the socialist rebels or the ones who reelected Trump?
The midterm elections on Nov. 3 threaten to break Republicans’ trifecta, with the House and Senate both in play, if polling suggesting a “blue wave” is to be believed. Democrats…
Read article →Does home insurance cover storm damage?
Home insurance typically covers storm damage caused by wind, hail, lightning, and the weight of snow or ice. However, standard policies generally exclude flood damage, and some insurers require additional…
Read article →Alphabet’s stock has worst day in over 20 years, dragging the S&P 500 to first loss in four days
A historic drop for Alphabet’s stock dragged the U.S. market lower Thursday after the company behind Google and YouTube reported weaker growth for the summer than analysts expected. The report…
Read article →Rural food insecurity jumped from 12% to nearly 16% in 5 years—the law that can fix it is sitting on the books
When picking up groceries requires a two-hour round trip, fresh produce can become a luxury. As a food systems researcher, I see this tension firsthand: People need fresh food to…
Read article →Putin reaches for cash with new taxes on miners and savers as war spending swells Russia’s deficit to $72 billion
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine straining on state finances, President Vladimir Putin is reaching for cash to fund his government and the war, squeezing tax revenue from an economy that’s…
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