The other shoe

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• Economists expect April CPI report to show inflation on the rise

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Until ships start moving through the Strait of Hormuz, prices for oil and a range of related goods will likely keep rising. The question is, how long will it take them to come down again?

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• Carbon dioxide pollution is making food less nutritious

  by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry

  

  According to reporting from Sarah Kaplan at the Washington Post, carbon dioxide pollution is causing crops to lose nutrients. “Everything from really essential staples, like rice and wheat and soybeans,” said Kaplan, “to lettuce, potatoes, sweet peppers, and canola.”

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• As the cost of living rises, adult education programs offer one path to earning more

  by Sarah Asch

  

  People without a high school diploma earn roughly $10,000 less per year than those with one, a gap that adult education programs, which are largely free, are designed to close.

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• The Numbers

  by Amy Scott

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• Retail investors' shift towards AI chip stocks could signal an end to the boom

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  It’s reminiscent of the dot-com bubble to at least one investment advisor.

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• Why a small tourist island off of Brazil is ditching diesel for solar

  by Gisele Regatão

  

  The switch to solar is part of a broader Brazilian push toward renewables that has made solar the country's second-largest electricity source.

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