Trucking and other transportation costs are up, thanks in part to the war in the Middle East. As a result, business owners are strategizing on whether to absorb those higher costs or pass them on to their customers.
A study from the Electric Power Research Institute found that data centers put downward pressure on average electricity prices through 2024. But that might not continue if data center demand outpaces electricity supply.
As Trump has declares the truce “over” and aggression ramps back up, Robin Brooks of the Brookings institution walks us through what this all might mean for the global oil market.