When will oil be too expensive?

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• Fed expected to keep rates steady under uncertainty of war

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Between elevated inflation and a shaky job market, the Federal Reserve had already been setting the stage for an interest rate hold.

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• The rising price of oil hasn't found this economy's pain point — yet

  by Justin Ho

  

  At some point, the rising price of energy could start forcing people and businesses to make hard choices.

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• How two Texas industries feel the impacts of Middle East war

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Crude oil, fertilizer, and diesel prices are up. These increases due to the war in the Middle East are putting pressure on farmers, while the oil industry is poised to benefit.

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• Making ends meet as a denstist, amid reimbursement cuts and high costs

  by Sarah Leeson

  

  “There's a very, very strong idea that dentists are very, very wealthy,” said Dr. Katherine Sislow. “You know, ‘My crown is just paying for your next boat payment,’ right? And I'm like, ‘You haven't even touched the cost of my rent for this month.’”

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• The Numbers

  by Amy Scott

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• What a "plant-based" product label does — and does not — tell you

  by Amy Scott and Sarah Leeson

  

  You can find plant-based diapers, cosmetics, phone cases and more these days. But what does that label actually mean?

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• Tech companies pledge to cooperate in fighting AI-facilitated scams

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  With the help of AI tools, global fraud scams resulted in the loss of $62 billion in 2025.

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